“mutely”是副词,意思是“沉默地;无言地;不出声地”。常用来描写人在情绪强烈(如震惊、悲伤、抗议)时不说话,或以无声的方式表达态度。(也可用于字面意义:不发出声音。)
/ˈmjuːtli/
She nodded mutely and looked down.
她沉默地点了点头,低下了眼睛。
Mutely, the crowd watched as the train pulled away, each person holding back words they could not bring themselves to say.
人群无言地看着火车驶离,每个人都把那些说不出口的话压在心里。
来自形容词 mute(“沉默的;无声的”),其词根可追溯到拉丁语 mūtus(“哑的;不出声的”)。加上副词后缀 -ly 构成 mutely,表示“以沉默的方式”。