mute 音标拼音: [mj'ut]
n . 哑子,默音字母,弱音器
a . 哑的,无声的,沉默的
vt . 减弱…的声音
vi . 排泄
哑子,默音字母,弱音器哑的,无声的,沈默的减弱…的声音排泄
mute adj 1 :
expressed without speech ; "
a mute appeal "; "
a silent curse "; "
best grief is tongueless "-
Emily Dickinson ; "
the words stopped at her lips unsounded "; "
unspoken grief ";
"
choking exasperation and wordless shame "-
Thomas Wolfe [
synonym : {
mute }, {
tongueless }, {
unspoken }, {
wordless }]
2 :
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [
synonym : {
dumb },
{
mute }, {
silent }]
n 1 :
a deaf person who is unable to speak [
synonym : {
mute }, {
deaf -
mute }, {
deaf -
and -
dumb person }]
2 :
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument v 1 :
deaden (
a sound or noise ),
especially by wrapping [
synonym :
{
muffle }, {
mute }, {
dull }, {
damp }, {
dampen }, {
tone down }]
Mute \
Mute \ (
m [=
u ]
t ),
v .
t . [
L .
mutare to change .
See {
Molt }.]
To cast off ;
to molt .
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Have I muted all my feathers ? --
Beau . &
Fl .
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Mute \
Mute \,
v .
t . &
i . [
F .
mutir , ['
e ]
meutir ,
OF .
esmeltir ,
fr .
OD .
smelten ,
prop .,
to melt .
See {
Smelt }.]
To eject the contents of the bowels ; --
said of birds . --
B .
Jonson .
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Mute \
Mute \,
n .
The dung of birds . --
Hudibras .
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Mute \
Mute \,
a . [
L .
mutus ;
cf .
Gr .
my `
ein to shut ,
Skr .
m [=
u ]
ta bound ,
m [=
u ]
ka dumb :
cf .
OE .
muet ,
fr .
F .
muet ,
a dim .
of OF .
mu ,
L .
mutus .]
1 .
Not speaking ;
uttering no sound ;
silent .
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All the heavenly choir stood mute ,
And silence was in heaven . --
Milton .
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Note :
In law a prisoner is said to stand mute ,
when ,
upon being arranged ,
he makes no answer ,
or does not plead directly ,
or will not put himself on trial .
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2 .
Incapable of speaking ;
dumb . --
Dryden .
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3 .
Not uttered ;
unpronounced ;
silent ;
also ,
produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath ; --
said of certain letters .
See 5th {
Mute },
2 .
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4 .
Not giving a ringing sound when struck ; --
said of a metal .
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{
Mute swan } (
Zool .),
a European wild white swan ({
Cygnus olor }
syn . {
Cygnus gibbus }),
which produces no loud notes ,
in distinction from the {
Trumpeter swan }.
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Syn :
Silent ;
dumb ;
speechless .
Usage : {
Mute }, {
Silent }, {
Dumb }.
One is silent who does not speak ;
one is dumb who can not ,
for want of the proper organs ;
as ,
a dumb beast ,
etc .;
and hence ,
figuratively ,
we speak of a person as struck dumb with astonishment ,
etc .
One is mute who is held back from speaking by some special cause ;
as ,
he was mute through fear ;
mute astonishment ,
etc .
Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood ;
they are not ordinarily dumb ,
but mute because they are deaf ,
and therefore never learn to talk ;
and hence their more appropriate name is deaf -
mutes .
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They spake not a word ;
But ,
like dumb statues ,
or breathing stones ,
Gazed each on other . --
Shak .
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All sat mute ,
Pondering the danger with deep thoughts .
--
Milton .
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Mute \
Mute \,
n .
1 .
One who does not speak ,
whether from physical inability ,
unwillingness ,
or other cause .
Specifically :
(
a )
One who ,
from deafness ,
either congenital or from early life ,
is unable to use articulate language ;
a deaf -
mute .
(
b )
A person employed by undertakers at a funeral .
(
c )
A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak .
(
d )
Among the Turks ,
an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak .
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2 . (
Phon .)
A letter which represents no sound ;
a silent letter ;
also ,
a close articulation ;
an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath ;
as , {
p }, {
b }, {
d }, {
k }, {
t }.
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3 . (
Mus .)
A little utensil made of brass ,
ivory ,
or other material ,
so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin ,
or similar instrument ,
in order to deaden or soften the tone .
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200 Moby Thesaurus words for "
mute ":
abiotic ,
acoustic tile ,
allophone ,
alveolar ,
anaudic ,
antiknock ,
aphasic ,
aphonic ,
apico -
alveolar ,
apico -
dental ,
articulation ,
aspiration ,
assimilation ,
azoic ,
baffle ,
baffler ,
baton ,
bearer ,
bilabial ,
bit player ,
breathless ,
brief ,
brusque ,
cacuminal ,
cerebral ,
check ,
close ,
close -
tongued ,
closemouthed ,
concise ,
consonant ,
continuant ,
curt ,
cushion ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dampener ,
damper ,
deaden ,
deaf -
mute ,
deafen ,
dental ,
diapason ,
diphthong ,
dissimilation ,
dull ,
dumb ,
dumbfounded ,
dumbstricken ,
dumbstruck ,
dummy ,
economical of words ,
epenthetic vowel ,
exanimate ,
explosive ,
extra ,
figurant ,
figurante ,
gag ,
glide ,
glottal ,
glottalization ,
griever ,
guttural ,
hush ,
hushcloth ,
inanimate ,
inanimated ,
inarticulate ,
indisposed to talk ,
inert ,
insensate ,
insensible ,
insentient ,
keener ,
labial ,
labialization ,
labiodental ,
labiovelar ,
laconic ,
lamenter ,
laryngeal ,
lateral ,
lifeless ,
lingual ,
liquid ,
manner of articulation ,
metronome ,
modification ,
monochord ,
monophthong ,
morphophoneme ,
mourner ,
muffle ,
muffler ,
mum ,
music stand ,
muzzle ,
nasal ,
nonconscious ,
nonliving ,
occlusive ,
palatal ,
pallbearer ,
parasitic vowel ,
peak ,
pharyngeal ,
pharyngealization ,
phone ,
phoneme ,
pitch pipe ,
plosive ,
professional mourner ,
prothetic vowel ,
quiet ,
quietener ,
reserved ,
retroflex ,
rhythmometer ,
segmental phoneme ,
semivowel ,
senseless ,
short ,
silence ,
silence cloth ,
silencer ,
silent ,
snug ,
soft pedal ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
sonant ,
sonometer ,
sonority ,
sordine ,
sordino ,
soulless ,
sound -
absorbing material ,
soundproofing ,
soundproofing insulation ,
sourdine ,
sparing of words ,
spear -
carrier ,
speech sound ,
speechless ,
stand -
in ,
standby ,
stick ,
stifle ,
stop ,
stricken dumb ,
subdue ,
substitute ,
supe ,
super ,
supernumerary ,
support ,
supporting actor ,
supporting cast ,
suppress ,
surd ,
syllabic nucleus ,
syllabic peak ,
syllable ,
tacit ,
taciturn ,
terse ,
tight -
lipped ,
tone down ,
tone measurer ,
tongue -
tied ,
tongueless ,
transition sound ,
triphthong ,
tuning bar ,
tuning fork ,
tuning pipe ,
turn down ,
unanimated ,
unconscious ,
understudy ,
unfeeling ,
unloquacious ,
unsaid ,
unspoken ,
untalkative ,
velar ,
vocable ,
vocalic ,
vocoid ,
voice ,
voiced sound ,
voiceless ,
voiceless sound ,
voicing ,
vowel ,
walk -
on ,
walking gentleman ,
word -
bound ,
wordless MUTE ,
persons .
One who is dumb .
Vide Deaf and Dumb .
MUTE ,
STANDING MUTE ,
practice ,
crim .
law .
When a prisoner upon his arraignment totally refuses to answer ,
insists upon mere frivolous pretences ,
or refuses to put himself upon the country ,
after pleading not guilty ,
he is said to stand mute .
2 .
In the case of the United States v .
Hare ,
et al .,
Circuit Court ,
Maryland Dist .
May sess .
1818 ,
the prisoner standing mute was considered as if he had pleaded not guilty .
3 .
The act of congress of March 3 ,
1825 ,
3 Story '
s L .
U .
S .
2002 ,
has since provided as follows ;
Sec .
14 ,
That if any person ,
upon his or her arraignment upon any indictment before any court of the United States for any offence ,
not capital ,
shall stand mute ,
or will not answer or plead to such indictment ,
the court shall ,
notwithstanding ,
proceed to the trial of the person ,
so standing mute ,
or refusing to answer or pleas ,
as if he or she had pleaded not guilty ;
and upon a verdict being returned by the jury ,
may proceed to render judgment accordingly .
A similar provision is to be found in the laws of Pennsylvania .
4 .
The barbarous punishment of peine forte et dure which till lately disgraced the criminal code of England ,
was never known in the United States .
Vide Dumb ;
15 Vin .
Ab .
527 .
5 .
When a prisoner stands mute ,
the laws of England arrive at the forced conclusion that he is guilty ,
and punish him accordingly .
1 Chit .
Cr .
Law ,
428 .
6 .
By the old French law ,
when a person accused was mute ,
or stood mute ,
it was the duty of the judge to appoint him a curator ,
whose duty it was to defend him ,
in the best manner he could ;
and for this purpose ,
he was allowed to communicate with him privately .
Poth .
Proced .
Crim .
s .
4 ,
art .
2 ,
Sec .
1 .
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