| 释义 |
deaf
I. \ˈdef, archaic & dial -ē-\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf; akin to Old High German toub deaf, stupid, Old Norse daufr deaf, Gothic daufs unreceptive to impressions, Greek typhlos blind, typhein to smoke, Latin fumus smoke — more at fume
1. : lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing either wholly or in part : unable to perceive sounds : having a sense of hearing that is inadequate for the purposes of daily living
2. : unwilling to hear or listen : determinedly inattentive
< none so deaf as those that will not hear >
: not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation — used with to
< deaf to reason >
3.
a. obsolete, of a sound : muffled, stifled, deadened
< mocks the dull ear of Time with deaf abortive sound — William Wordsworth >
4. dialect Britain : incapable of bearing : having no fruit or kernel : sterile, infertile, barren
< deaf eggs >
< deaf nutmegs >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English deffen, from deef, deff, adjective
archaic : deafen |