mutely + verb
mutely 作副词常放在动词前,表示做动作时不发出声音。
She mutely nodded when her name was called.
叫到她名字时,她默默地点了点头。
无言地;不发声地;沉默地
沉默地;无言地。
without speaking; silently
沉默地;无言地。
In a mute manner.
She sat mutely by the window, watching the rain.
她沉默地坐在窗边,望着雨。
用法提示:句中 mutely 修饰动词 sat,表示“不发声地、沉默地”。
He nodded mutely, unable to find the right words.
他无言地点了点头,找不到合适的话。
用法提示:mutely 修饰 nodded,说明动作是在没有说话的情况下完成的。
The child listened mutely to the teacher's instructions.
孩子默默地听着老师的指示。
用法提示:mutely 修饰 listened,表示听的过程中没有发出声音。
mutely 作副词常放在动词前,表示做动作时不发出声音。
She mutely nodded when her name was called.
叫到她名字时,她默默地点了点头。
mutely 也可紧跟在动词后,意思不变。
He stared mutely at the floor.
他默默地看着地板,一言不发。
当动词有宾语时,mutely 可放在宾语之后,但不如放在动词前后自然。
They watched him mutely.
他们默默地看着他。
比 mutely 常用,可指无噪声或未用言语;mutely 专指不说话。
强调没有使用词语,较正式;mutely 更强调缄默状态。
带有情绪色彩,mutely 无此含义。
常用短语,可替代 mutely;in silence 也可指环境安静。
grammar · medium
易错句子He listened mute to the news.
正确表达He listened mutely to the news.
动词 listen 需要副词修饰,mute 是形容词,不能作状语;mutely 才是副词,表示“无言地”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was mutely after the argument.
正确表达She was mute after the argument.
系动词 was 后应接形容词作表语,mutely 是副词,不能作表语;mute 是形容词,表示“沉默的”。
针对“mutely”的“无言地/不发声地”义项;指用嗓音说话,与沉默相对。
针对“mutely”的“不发声地”义项;指发出能被听见的声音,与无声相对。
针对“mutely”的“无言地”义项;指发出可听见的声音,但“aloud”常指朗读或说出声,若指一般发声可用“audibly”。
silently 侧重“不发出声音”或“不让人察觉”,可修饰移动、接受等动作;mutely 只强调“不开口说话”,通常修饰看、站、听等与言语相对的行为。
wordlessly 强调“不使用语言”,却可以通过手势、表情等交流;mutely 强调“说不出话或不作声”,往往带有无法或不愿说话的语气。
quietly 指声音小、动作轻,不等于不讲话,仍可以说 quietly spoken;mutely 是彻底不发声、完全不说话。
无言地站着
He stood mutely by the door as everyone argued around him.
当大家在他周围争吵时,他无言地站在门边。
无言地凝视
She stared mutely at the screen, unable to process the news.
她无言地凝视着屏幕,无法消化这个消息。
在一旁默默地看着
The villagers looked on mutely as the soldiers marched through.
士兵们列队经过时,村民们在一旁默默地看着。
默默摇头
He mutely shook his head when asked if he had any ideas.
当被问是否有想法时,他默默摇了摇头。
默默接受
She mutely accepted the blame, though it was not her fault.
她默默接受了指责,尽管那不是她的错。
默默地坐着
They sat mutely in the waiting room, each lost in thought.
他们默默地坐在候诊室里,各自陷入沉思。
词根,意为“沉默的”;同根词:mute、muted、mutism
后缀,加在形容词后构成副词;同后缀词:quickly、slowly、softly
与 mutely 同属「无声」的语义场景,强调不说话或没有声音的状态。
一种常见的无声身体语言,用来表示同意、打招呼或示意,常与 mutely 的语境一起出现。
用手部动作代替言语传达意思,是与 mutely 描述的不出声行为相关的交流方式。
长时间安静地看,多出现在沉默、惊讶或专注的场景中。
通过动作或标志传递消息,有时用于代替口头言语,与 mutely 所在的无言情境相符。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.