mute  /mj'ut/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  mute
  啞子,默音字母,弱音器(a.)啞的,無聲的,沈默的(vt.)減弱…的聲音(vi.)排泄

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Mute \Mute\, v. t. [L. mutare to change. See {Molt}.]
     To cast off; to molt.
  
           Have I muted all my feathers?            --Beau. & Fl.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  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.

資料來源(4): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Mute \Mute\, n.
     The dung of birds. --Hudibras.

資料來源(5): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. ? to shut, Skr. m?ta bound,
     m?ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L.
     mutus.]
     1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
  
              All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was
              in heaven.                            --Milton.
  
     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.
  
     2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden.
  
     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.
  
     4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a
        metal.
  
     {Mute swan} (Zo["o]l.), a European wild white swan ({Cygnus
        gibbus}), which produces no loud notes.

資料來源(6): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  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.
  
     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}.
  
     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.

資料來源(7): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  mute
       adj 1: expressed without speech; especially because words would be
              inappropriate or inadequate; "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 [syn: {tongueless}, {unspoken}, {wordless}]
       2: lacking power of speech [syn: {tongueless}]
       3: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: {dumb},
           {silent}]
       n 1: a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {deaf-mute}, {deaf-and-dumb
            person}]
       2: a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
       v : deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle},
            {dull}, {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]

資料來源(8): Internet Dictionary Project [english-italian]

  mute
  	muto
  
  

資料來源(9): Internet Dictionary Project [english-spanish]

  mute
  	mudo, muda[Adjective]