时间: 2025-04-26 07:24:06
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:2025-04-26 07:24:06
字面意思:
"Mute" 的字面意思是“不发声的”或“沉默的”。
定义:表示一个人或物体不能或不愿意发出声音。
词性:
词源分析:
"Mute" 源自拉丁语 "mutus",意为“无声的、沉默的”。该词根在古法语中演变为 "mute"。
历史背景:
"Mute" 在英语中的首次记录可追溯到14世纪,通常用于描述无法说话的人,尤其是由于生理原因。
课本:
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
He chose to remain mute during the argument.
他选择在争论中保持沉默。
The witness was mute, unable to testify.
这位证人沉默,无法作证。
Please mute your microphone when you are not speaking.
请在不讲话时将麦克风静音。
The film portrayed a mute character beautifully.
这部电影美丽地刻画了一位哑巴角色。
The child remained mute after the incident.
**发生后,这个孩子保持沉默。
*. To mute the noise, she closed the window.
为了消除噪音,她关上了窗户。
In court, the defendant remained mute throughout the proceedings.
在法庭上,被告在整个审理过程中保持沉默。
The teacher asked the students to mute their devices.
老师要求学生把他们的设备静音。
同义词:
反义词:
音标记忆法:
使用音标 /mjuːt/ 来帮助记忆。在发音时,可以联想“mute”与“mute”状态的联系。
谐音联想记忆:
可以联想到“木头”(木头是静态的,没有声音),帮助记忆“mute”的含义。
通过这些分析,可以更好地理解和记忆“mute”这个词的含义和用法。
[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。