a deaf-mute
deaf-mute 是可数名词,单数前常用不定冠词 a。
The school hired a deaf-mute to teach sign language.
学校雇用了一位聋哑人教手语。
聋哑人;聋哑者
deaf-mutes — plural of deaf-mute
不能说话的聋人
不能说话的聋人
a deaf person who is unable to speak
The deaf-mute communicated fluently with sign language.
那位聋哑者用手语流利地交流。
用法提示:此处'deaf-mute'作名词,指聋哑人。
The school provides specialized education for deaf-mutes.
这所学校为聋哑者提供特殊教育。
用法提示:此处'deaf-mutes'是复数形式,指聋哑人群。
Society should ensure equal opportunities for every deaf-mute.
社会应确保每位聋哑者享有平等机会。
用法提示:此处'deaf-mute'作名词,表示个体。
deaf-mute 是可数名词,单数前常用不定冠词 a。
The school hired a deaf-mute to teach sign language.
学校雇用了一位聋哑人教手语。
特指某一位聋哑人时,用定冠词 the。
The deaf-mute answered our questions with gestures.
那位聋哑人用手势回答了我们的问题。
复数形式为 deaf-mutes,可直接与数词连用。
Two deaf-mutes joined the community workshop.
两名聋哑人参加了社区工作坊。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three deaf-mute in our class.
正确表达There are three deaf-mutes in our class.
deaf-mute 是可数名词,表示“聋哑人”这一整个概念时也要随数目变化,复数必须用 deaf-mutes;汉语的“人”没有单复数形态,“三个聋哑人”里看不出复数,所以容易漏掉英文的复数词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子My neighbor is a deaf-mute people.
正确表达My neighbor is a deaf-mute.
deaf-mute 本身是可数名词,已经含有“人”的意思,指一个人时用 a deaf-mute 即可;people 是表示复数的集合名词,不能跟在单数名词 a deaf-mute 后面,否则语义重复且数不一致,这是把汉语“聋哑人”的“人”逐字译成 people 造成的错误。
mute 只表示不能说话,听力可能正常;deaf-mute 指又聋又不能说话的人,两个条件同时具备。
deaf 只表示听不见,通常仍能说话;deaf-mute 还包含不能说话这一层。
dumb 旧时可指不能说话,现代英语中更常表示“愚蠢的”且带冒犯;deaf-mute 专指又聋又不能说话的人,不表示智力。
deaf(deaf-mute 的词根之一)
mute(deaf-mute 的词根之一)
deaf + -en
deaf + -ness
mute + -ness
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