英語單詞

mutter是什麽意思

mutter

英 ['mʌtə] 美 ['mʌtɚ]
  • vi. 咕噥;喃喃自語
  • vt. 咕噥;抱怨地說;低聲含糊地說
  • n. 咕噥;喃喃低語
  • n. (Mutter)人名;(法)米泰;(德、匈、西)穆特;(英)馬特

中文詞源


mutter 嘟噥,嘀咕

擬聲詞,模仿嘀咕的聲音,-er,表反複。

英文詞源


mutter (v.)
early 14c., moteren "to mumble," from a common PIE imitative *mut- "to grunt, mutter" (cognates: Old Norse muðla "to murmur," Latin muttire "to mutter," Old High German mutilon "to murmur, mutter; to drizzle"), with frequentative suffix -er. Related: Muttered; muttering.
mutter (n.)
1630s, from mutter (v.).

雙語例句


1. They make no more than a mutter of protest.
他們隻不過是低聲抗議了一下。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They shake their heads and mutter darkly.
他們一邊搖頭,一邊陰沉地小聲嘀咕。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I heard a mutter of discontent.
我聽到有人小聲咕噥著表示不滿.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Don't mutter when they are studying.
當他們學習時不要輕聲低語.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. He spoke in a mutter.
他嘀嘀咕咕輕聲說話.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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