单词 | speechless |
释义 | speechless —speechlessly, adv. —speechlessness, n. /speech"lis/, adj. 1. temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.: speechless with alarm. 2. characterized by absence or loss of speech: speechless joy. 3. lacking the faculty of speech; dumb. 4. not expressed in speech or words: speechless compliments. 5. refraining from speech. [bef. 1000; ME specheles, OE spaecleas. See SPEECH, -LESS] Syn. 1. dumfounded, shocked, mute. See dumb. 3. silent, mute. Ant. 1-3. loquacious, voluble, talkative. |
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