1
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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
无言地；不发声地；沉默地
without speaking; silently
She mutely nodded when her name was called.
叫到她名字时，她默默地点了点头。
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。
He nodded mutely, unable to find the right words.
他无言地点了点头，找不到合适的话。
The child listened mutely to the teacher's instructions.
孩子默默地听着老师的指示。
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。
Not this
He listened mute to the news.
Use this
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”。
Not this
She was mutely after the argument.
Use this
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”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use mutely naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
mutely 由 mute（沉默的）加 ly 而来，想到“哑剧演员 mute 表演，全程无言”，即‘无言地、不发声地’。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、书面叙事 通常用于书面或文学性描述，表示“不出声地”；口语中更常说 silently 或 without saying anything。
这些词都以 /uːtli/ 结尾（拼写含 utely），与 mutely 押韵。注意 minutely 有两个读音：读作 /maɪˈnjuːtli/（意为“细致地”）时押韵；读作 /ˈmɪnətli/（意为“每分钟地”）时不押韵。另有拼写相近的 mute /mjuːt/，发音与 mutely 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.