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
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.
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
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
Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated
Quiet or soft.
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 Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。