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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mute \Mute\, v. t. [L. mutare to change. See {Molt}.]
   To cast off; to molt.

         Have I muted all my feathers?            --Beau. & Fl.

Mute \Mute\, v. t. & i. [F. mutir, ['e]meutir, OF. esmeltir, fr.
   OD. smelten, prop., to melt. See {Smelt}.]
   To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds. --B.
   Jonson.

Mute \Mute\, n.
   The dung of birds. --Hudibras.

Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. ? to shut, Skr. m?ta bound,
   m?ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L.
   mutus.]
   1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.

            All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was
            in heaven.                            --Milton.

   Note: In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon
         being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead
         directly, or will not put himself on trial.

   2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden.

   3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by
      complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the
      passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th
      {Mute}, 2.

   4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a
      metal.

   {Mute swan} (Zo["o]l.), a European wild white swan ({Cygnus
      gibbus}), which produces no loud notes.

Mute \Mute\, n.
   1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability,
      unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically:
      (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from
          early life, is unable to use articulate language; a
          deaf-mute.
      (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
      (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to
          speak.
      (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is
          selected for his place because he can not speak.

   2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent
      letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech
      formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the
      passage of the breath; as, {p}, {b}, {d}, {k}, {t}.

   3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other
      material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect
      position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument,
      in order to deaden or soften the tone.

资料来源 : WordNet®

mute
     adj 1: expressed without speech; especially because words would be
            inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a
            silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily
            Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded";
            "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless
            shame"- Thomas Wolfe [syn: {tongueless}, {unspoken}, {wordless}]
     2: lacking power of speech [syn: {tongueless}]
     3: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness [syn: {dumb},
         {silent}]

mute
     n 1: a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: {deaf-mute}, {deaf-and-dumb
          person}]
     2: a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

mute
     v : deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: {muffle},
          {dull}, {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]