- a. 哑的；沉默寡言的；愚笨的
形变: 比较级:dumber 最高级:dumbest
dumb
KK:[dʌm] DJ:[dʌm]
a.
- 哑的，不能说话的[Z]
- 沉默寡言的；不愿说话的；（因吃惊等）说不出话的
- 【主美】【口】愚笨的
派生
ad.
dumbly
n. [U]
dumbness
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
adj.
- unable to speak, typically because of congenital deafness. ▸(of animals) unable to speak as a natural state.▸temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. stupid.
- (of a computer terminal) having no independent processing capability.
v.
- (dumb something down or dumb down) informal make or become less intellectually challenging.
- literary make silent.
Derivative
- dumbly adv.
- dumbness n.
Usage
In the sense meaning ‘not able to speak’, dumb has been overwhelmed by the sense ‘stupid’ to such an extent that the use of the first sense is now almost certain to cause offence. Alternatives such as speech-impaired should be used instead.
Etymology
OE, of Gmc origin.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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