核心畫面

One way to hold muted: someone has turned the dial down a notch. A blanket laid over a sound, a hand resting on the strings, a little grey stirred into the paint. Whatever is underneath — a voice, a colour, a feeling — is still there and still itself. It simply comes out softer than it would on its own, and it does not reach as far.

muted 可以想成有人把旋鈕往下轉了一格。聲音上蓋了一層被子,弦上壓著一隻手,顏料裡摻了一點灰。不管被壓下來的是聲更多收起muted 可以想成有人把旋鈕往下轉了一格。聲音上蓋了一層被子,弦上壓著一隻手,顏料裡摻了一點灰。不管被壓下來的是聲音、顏色還是心裡的反應,那個東西都還在,也還是原來那個東西。只是它出來的時候變柔了,也傳不了那麼遠。

Three branches

聲音被壓小

這一支最貼近那個旋鈕的畫面,因為被壓下來的就是聲音本身。其他的用法都是從這裡借過去的。

adjective · B2

A muted sound or voice is quieter and softer than usual, either because something is covering it or because people are keeping their voices low.

低沉的;壓低的

反應被壓淡

旋鈕從聲音移到情緒上。鼓掌、同意、抱怨都還在,只是大家把它放得很小聲。

adjective · B2

A muted reaction, response, or feeling is one that people show or express only a little, not strongly or openly.

不熱烈的;冷淡的

顏色與光被壓柔

旋鈕這次轉的是顏色和光的強度。顏色沒有不見,只是不再跳出來搶眼睛。

adjective · B2

A muted colour or light is soft and gentle rather than bright or strong.

柔和的;不鮮豔

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

mutedadj

  • 1

    Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated

    • muted criticism
  • 2

    Quiet or soft.

  • 3

    Subdued.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。