时间: 2025-04-25 05:07:36
美: [mjut]
英: [mjuːt]
adj. 哑的;沉默的;无声的
vt. 减弱……的声音;使……柔和
n. 哑巴;弱音器;闭锁音
n. (Mute)人名;(塞)穆特
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 05:07:36
字面意思:
"Mute" 的字面意思是“静音的”或“无声的”,指没有声音或不能发出声音的状态。
词性:
"Mute" 可以作为形容词、名词和动词使用。
词源分析:
"Mute" 源自拉丁语 "mutus",意思是“沉默的”或“无声的”。
历史背景:
"Mute" 在14世纪首次出现在英语中,通常用于描述人们因各种原因(如疾病或羞怯)而无法说话的状态。
课本:
在**的英语教材中,"mute" 常出现在初中和高中的词汇表中。在牛津和美国的教材中,可能在初中英语课程中引入,通常涉及到描述感情或人物特征的单元中。
正式与非正式语境:
在正式语境中,"mute" 可能用于法律文件或医学报告中,描述某人因法律原因或健康原因而选择不发言。在非正式语境中,朋友之间可能会用 "mute" 来形容某人在聚会中不说话或在社交媒体上选择静音某人的动态。
特殊场合:
在科技领域,"mute" 通常用于描述电子设备的静音功能,如手机、计算机等。
He pressed the mute button on the remote control.
他按下了遥控器上的静音按钮。
The audience was mute with shock after the announcement.
在宣布后,观众震惊得说不出话来。
Can you please mute your phone during the lecture?
请在讲座期间把手机静音好吗?
She chose to remain mute rather than argue.
她选择保持沉默,而不是争论。
The dog was surprisingly mute, even in a crowded park.
这只狗在拥挤的公园里出乎意料地安静。
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反义词:
音标记忆法:
"Mute" 的发音是 /mjuːt/。可以通过分音节 "mju"(像“月”)和 "t"(像“特”)来记忆。
谐音联想记忆:
可以联想“mute”与“木特”(无声的木头),想象一个无声的木雕。
这些词汇常常与 "mute" 一起使用,帮助理解该单词在不同语境中的应用。
[ADJ] Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. 缄默的
例:He was mute, distant, and indifferent.他缄默无言,对人疏远而且冷漠。
[[ADV after v]] Mute is also an adverb. 缄默地
例:He could watch her standing mute by the phone.他能看到她缄默地站在电话旁。
[ADJ] Someone who is mute is unable to speak. 哑的
例:Marianna, the duke's daughter, became mute after a shock.公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在一场惊吓之后失语了。
[V-T] If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them. 抑制 (感情等); 减弱 (行动的力度等)
例:The corruption does not seem to have muted the country's prolonged economic boom.腐败看来没有减缓该国持续的经济繁荣。
[ADJ] muted 温和的
例:The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism.这恐吓与他执政当局先前温和的批评形成了鲜明的对比。
[V-T] If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct. 降低 (声音)
例:They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive.他们开始放低嗓门,不再那么肯定了。
[ADJ] muted (声音) 降低的
例:"Yes," he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply.“是啊,”他轻声说道,声音轻得我几乎听不到他的回答。