Dictionary entry
deaf-and-dumb person
noun
聋哑人
deaf-and-dumb person
- 1.
a deaf person who is unable to speak
In use
A deaf-and-dumb person may use sign language to communicate.
The nurse wrote a note for the deaf-and-dumb person who came to the clinic.
She learned basic signs so she could help the deaf-and-dumb person in her neighborhood.
be a deaf-and-dumb person
该词在现代英语中可能被视为冒犯，建议使用更礼貌的表达。
He was thought to be a deaf-and-dumb person.
他曾被认为是一个聋哑人。
refer to someone as a deaf-and-dumb person
They referred to him as a deaf-and-dumb person.
他们称他为聋哑人。
Connections
Confusing words
- deaf person
- 聋人 · 聋人仅指听力障碍，可以说话；聋哑人指既聋又哑。
- mute person
- 哑巴 · 哑巴指不能说话，但听力正常；聋哑人指既聋又哑。
- dumb person
- 笨人 · dumb在此短语中意为“哑的”，而非“愚蠢的”；单独使用时多指“愚蠢的人”。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常指聋哑人，但现代英语中更常用'deaf person'或'person who is deaf'，因'deaf-and-dumb'可能被视为冒犯。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.