deaf-mute

deaf-mute

also deaf mute (dĕf′myo͞ot′)Offensive n. A person who can neither hear nor speak.adj. Being deaf and unable to speak. See Usage Note at mute.

deaf-mute

n (Physiology) a person who is unable to hear or speak. See also mute¹⁷, mutism^2b adj (Physiology) unable to hear or speak [C19: translation of French sourd-muet] ˈdeaf-ˌmuteness, ˈdeaf-ˌmutism n

deaf′-mute′

usage: See dumb.—
Offensive. adj. 1. unable to hear and speak. n. 2. a person who is unable to hear and speak, esp. one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness. [1830–40; translation of French sourd-muet]deaf′-mute′ness, deaf′-mut′ism, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deaf-mute - a deaf person who is unable to speakdeaf-and-dumb person, mutedeaf person - a person with a severe auditory impairmentdummy, silent person - a person who does not talk
Adj.	1.	deaf-mute - lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speakdeaf-and-dumbdeaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

Translations

deaf

(def) adjective1. unable to hear. She has been deaf since birth. 聾的 聋的2. (with to) refusing to understand or to listen. He was deaf to all arguments. 不肯聽的 不愿听的ˈdeafness noun 聾，耳背 聋，耳背 ˈdeafen verb to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing. I was deafened by the noise in there! 使人暫時聽不見，震耳欲聾 使聋，震耳欲聋的 ˈdeafening adjective very loud. the deafening roar of the engine. 震耳欲聾的 震耳欲聋的ˌdeaf-ˈmute noun a person who is deaf and dumb. 聾啞人 聋哑人fall on deaf ears (of a warning etc) to be ignored. 對牛彈琴 未被理睬, 不被听取turn a deaf ear to deliberately to ignore. They turned a deaf ear to my advice. 充耳不聞 置若罔闻，装没听到