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voicelessness

英['vɔɪsləs] 美['vɔɪsləs]
  • adj.无声的;[语]清音的

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. produced without vibration of the vocal cords;

    "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

  2. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote;

    "labor was voiceless"
    "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"

  3. uttered without voice;

    "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"
    "voiceless whispers"

  4. being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

双语例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The old castle was dark and voiceless.
      这座古堡是黑暗和寂静无声的。

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