“deaf、mute”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

deaf-mute

释义

deaf-mute, a., n.
[After F. sourd-muet.]
a. Deaf and dumb.
b. One who is deaf and dumb.
1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 322/2 s.v. Deaf and Dumb, In all these conditions of deafness, the person is consequently mute, or dumb. Hence the expression Deaf-Mute, as used in the continental languages, and Deaf and Dumb, as used in England and America.1865New Syd. Soc. Year-Bk. for 1864. 479 A deaf-mute child.1881H. James Portr. Lady xxv, He might as well address her in the deaf-mute's alphabet.
Hence ˈdeaf-ˈmuteness, ˈdeaf-ˈmutism, the condition of a deaf-mute.
1874H. R. Reynolds John Bapt, ii. 109 The deaf-muteness of Zacharias.1865New Syd. Soc. Year-Bk. for 1864. 318 Congenital deaf-mutism.1874Roosa Dis. Ear 515 Deaf-muteism is caused by diseases of the middle and internal ears.1884A. J. Ellis in Athenæum 12 Jan. 55/2 This art [of lip-reading], the keystone of the modern bridge from deaf-mutism to deaf sociality.

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