deaf

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /diːf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A deaf person. nonstandard,rare
    — Among the second group of philanthropic educational institutions the institutes for the deafs and dumbs must be mentioned.
动词 v.
  1. To deafen. obsolete,transitive
    — It is enough, my hearing shall be punish'd With what shall happen, -- 'gainst the which there is No deafing -- but to hear, not taint mine eye With dread sights that it may shun.
形容词 adj.
  1. Unable (or partially able) to hear.
    — My brother has been deaf since sustaining injuries in the war.
  2. Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.
    — Those people are deaf to reason.
  3. Of or relating to the community of deaf people.
    — The best place to fight Hollywood deafism is in our deaf schools. If we give our children understanding and appreciation of our rich culture and sign language, the students will gain a deaf heritage and become more creative, more aware, and more assertive global deaf citizens.
  4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. obsolete
    — A deaf murmur through the squadron went.
  5. Decayed; tasteless; useless. UK,dialectal,obsolete
    — a deaf nut; deaf corn

词形变化

deafer comparative deafest superlative deafs plural deafs present,singular,third-person deafing participle,present deafed participle,past deafed past

词汇关系

近义词
hard of hearing hearing-impaired
衍生词
are you deaf beat-deaf cock a deaf 'un Deaf deaf adder deaf aid deaf and dumb deaf as a doorknob deaf as a doornail deaf as a doorpost deaf as a post deafblind deaf-blind deaf-blindness deafen deafie deafish deafism deafly Deaflympian Deaflympic Deaflympics deaf-mute deaf-muteness deafness deafo Deaf Smith County deaf waddler dip hop fall on deaf ears I'm deaf inattentionally deaf nondeaf nose deaf preach to deaf ears semideaf stone-deaf stone deaf tone-deaf turn a deaf ear undeaf
相关词
inaudible
并列词
ageusic anosmic blind

词源

词源 1
From Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”). See also dumb. Doublet of daff, dof, and dowf.
Cognate with Dutch doof, German taub, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål døv, Norwegian Nynorsk dauv, Swedish döv, Faroese deyvur, Icelandic daufur.
词源 2
From Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”). See also dumb. Doublet of daff, dof, and dowf.
Cognate with Dutch doof, German taub, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål døv, Norwegian Nynorsk dauv, Swedish döv, Faroese deyvur, Icelandic daufur.
词源 3
From Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”). See also dumb. Doublet of daff, dof, and dowf.
Cognate with Dutch doof, German taub, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål døv, Norwegian Nynorsk dauv, Swedish döv, Faroese deyvur, Icelandic daufur.
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