deaf-mute

grammar · medium

易错句子A high fever deaf-muted him when he was a baby.

正确表达A high fever made him deaf-mute when he was a baby.

deaf-mute 只是形容词，不能当动词用。表示“使某人变得聋哑”要用 make + 宾语 + 形容词 的结构，即 make him deaf-mute。

grammar · medium

易错句子I asked him several times, but he stayed deaf-mute and said nothing.

正确表达I asked him several times, but he stayed silent and said nothing.

deaf-mute 指因听觉和说话能力缺失而形成的身体状况，不能用来表示“故意不说话、装聋作哑”。这种“沉默不语”要用 silent。

grammar · medium

易错句子My grandpa is a little deaf-mute, so he wears a hearing aid.

正确表达My grandpa is a little hard of hearing, so he wears a hearing aid.

deaf-mute 是绝对状态，指既听不见又不会说，不能用 a little 表示程度；只是听力下降、仍能说话的情况英语说 hard of hearing。