wordless + noun
wordless 作定语,表示“不用言语表达的”,常修饰 look、farewell、grief 等名词。
They said a wordless farewell at the airport.
他们在机场默默地道别。
无言的;沉默的
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无言的;沉默的
expressed without speech
They said a wordless farewell at the airport.
他们在机场默默地道别。
不用言语表达的;未说出口的。
Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.
无法或不愿说话的;哑的,沉默的,或口齿不清的。
Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.
They sat in wordless agreement, watching the sunset.
他们一言不发地坐在一起,看着日落。
She gave him a wordless nod of thanks.
她无言地向他点头表示感谢。
The audience was wordless, moved by the music.
观众无言,被音乐打动了。
wordless 作定语,表示“不用言语表达的”,常修饰 look、farewell、grief 等名词。
They said a wordless farewell at the airport.
他们在机场默默地道别。
wordless 作表语,表示“沉默不语”。若想说“无言以对”,更常用 be at a loss for words。
She remained wordless when asked about her decision.
当被问及她的决定时,她保持沉默。
Not this
He wordless nodded.
Use this
He wordlessly nodded.
wordless 是形容词,不能修饰动词 nodded;修饰动作需用副词 wordlessly(无言地)。
Not this
When I heard the news, I was wordless.
Use this
When I heard the news, I was speechless.
表示因震惊等而一时说不出话,英语用 speechless;wordless 指“不用言语表达的”,常修饰动作、声音或表情,不指人的这种状态。
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无言交流
They shared a wordless communication across the room.
他们在房间两头进行了无言交流。
心照不宣的理解
There was a wordless understanding between the two friends.
两个朋友之间有一种心照不宣的理解。
无声的祈祷
She said a wordless prayer for his safety.
她为他的安全默默祈祷。
无言的悲伤
His face showed wordless sorrow.
他的脸上露出无言的悲伤。
无字书
This is a wordless book that tells the story through pictures.
这是一本无字书,通过图画讲述故事。
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wordless 拆成 word(词)+ less(没有),脑子里没有词可用,人自然就沉默无言了。
语域:neutral 常见场景:literary narrative、everyday description of gestures or expressions wordless 通常表示“无言的、沉默的”,多用于描写不借助言语的表情、动作或状态。比较常见于书面和文学性叙述,日常表达中也可使用,整体风格偏中性,不算特别正式也不口语化。
注意:'wordless' 的重音在第一个音节,读作 /ˈwəːdlis/。其中 'wor' 的发音和 'word' /wəːd/ 相同,因此 'bird' /bəːd/ 和 'heard' /həːd/ 都押这个元音(/əːd/)。但 'world' /wəːld/ 多了一个 /l/,'work' /wəːk/ 结尾是 /k/,'worthless' /ˈwəːθləs/ 中的 'th' 读 /θ/,它们都是形近或同结构的词,发音不同,不要混淆。
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