voiceless

英 [ˈvɔɪsləs]

美 [ˈvɔɪsləs]

adj.  清音的

法律

BNC.29292 / COCA.23956

牛津词典

adj.

• 清音的
  produced without moving your vocal cords . For example, the consonants /p/ , /t/ and /k/ are voiceless .

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （发）清音的
  Avoicelessspeech sound is one that is produced without vibration of the vocal cords.
  1. ...the voiceless 'th'.
     发清音的th
• ADJ 失语的;不能说话的
  Someone who isvoicelessis unable to speak.
  1. His voiceless lips formed the words 'Thank you'.
     他发不出声音来，翕动着嘴唇说了“谢谢你”这几个字。

英英释义

adj

• being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
  Synonym:aphonic
• uttered without voice
  1. could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'
  2. voiceless whispers
  Synonym:breathed
• deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
  1. labor was voiceless
  2. disenfrenchised masses took to the streets
  Synonym:disenfranchiseddisfranchisedvoteless
• produced without vibration of the vocal cords
  1. unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
  Synonym:unvoicedsurdhard

双语例句

• It requires institutions that are fast, flexible, and accountable, that can give voice to the voiceless with resources at the ready.
  这要求这些多边机构行动迅速、灵活应变而且担负责任，能够让具有资源和条件的沉默方有发言权。
• We see most eloquent orators voiceless as fish when they must speak of Thee, O Jesus our Saviour.
  耶稣我们的救主啊，我们看见最雄辩的演说家言及祢时，犹如鱼儿般缄默无言。
• Many of the voiceless will be represented by chairs of regional bodies such as the Association of South East Asian Nations and the African Commission.
  在这些没有发言权的国家中，许多国家将由区域组织主席代表，例如东盟（ASEAN）和非洲委员会（AfricanCommission）。
• His voiceless lips formed the words 'Thank you'.
  他发不出声音来，翕动着嘴唇说了“谢谢你”这几个字。
• Who plucked, playing with a love of the voiceless, even though it's soft Things glabella, flowery makeup of the plum, but also a tree aromatic, of Three Variations of Plum Flowers.
  谁的纤指拨弦，弹奏着一曲情爱的清音，纵然那眉间似水的柔媚，如花的梅妆，却也惊得一树的芳香，梅花三弄的雅兴。
• The main conclusions are as follows: First, visual formal languages are kinds of voiceless languages in product design. They can communicate emotions, ideas and information by visual patterns composed of images, shapes and colors.
  主要结论如下：第一，在产品设计中，视觉形式语言是一种无声的语言，是传达情感、理念和信息的形象、图形、色彩等因素所构成的视觉样式。
• From the very beginning of her writing, Alice walker, the famous black American woman writer, has been the spokesman for the voiceless, especially for the black women.
  美国著名黑人女作家艾丽斯沃克从她的写作伊始就开始为无声者呐喊，她尤其关注黑人女性的命运。
• Give voice to the voiceless; official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid.
  让无声的人们发出声音，官方信息和非官方的信息被以同样价值对待。
• Key stakeholders, especially students, are tragically underrepresented or even voiceless as China stands at the crossroads of her educational reform.
  在这两个极端之中，一些本可发挥作用的意见、建言被吞没，尤其是那些被老师、家长所代言的学生，不能发出自己的声音。
• The hegemonic culture gradually becomes voiceless with the challenges posed by minor discursive texts.
  霸权文化受到了来自少数话语文本的挑战。