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[mjut]
[mjuːt]
TEM4 ( muting, muted, mutes )
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词源分析: 历史背景: 课本: 正式与非正式语境: 引证示例: 特殊场合: The mute button on the remote control is quite useful. She felt mute in the crowd, unable to voice her opinion. The actor played a mute role in the film. Please mute your phone during the presentation. The mute swan glided gracefully across the lake. 同义词: 反义词: 音标记忆法: 词根记忆法: 通过以上分析,希望能帮助你深入理解“mute”这个单词及其用法。英文单词学*与分析:[mute]
1. 基本定义
“Mute” 的字面含义是“沉默的”或“无声的”,指的是缺乏声音或不发声的状态。
2. 词源与起源
“Mute” 源自拉丁语“mutus”,意思是“无声的、沉默的”。这个词根还与古法语“mute”相关,表示相似的含义。
“Mute” 一词首次在14世纪的英语中出现,通常用于形容人或动物的沉默状态。
在*的英语教材中,通常在初中或高中阶段会提到该单词。在牛津和美国的教材中,该单词可能出现在中学阶段,尤其是在阅读和听力练中。3. 使用场景
4. 示例句子
遥控器上的静音按钮非常实用。
她在众人中感到沉默,无法表达自己的看法。
这位演员在电影中扮演了一个无声的角色。
请在演讲期间将手机静音。
无声的天鹅优雅地滑过湖面。5. 同义词与反义词
. 学方法
将“mute”(/mjuːt/)的发音和中文“缪特”进行联想,帮助记忆。
记住“mutus”的含义,可以联想到“无声的”,从而理解“mute”所表达的状态。7. 关联词汇
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
[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。