mutter

英 ['mʌtə] 美 ['mʌtɚ]
  • vi. 咕哝；喃喃自语
  • vt. 咕哝；抱怨地说；低声含糊地说
  • n. 咕哝；喃喃低语
  • n. (Mutter)人名；(法)米泰；(德、匈、西)穆特；(英)马特
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中文词源

mutter 嘟哝，嘀咕

拟声词，模仿嘀咕的声音，-er,表反复。

英语词源

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.).

权威例句

1. They make no more than a mutter of protest.
他们只不过是低声抗议了一下。

来自柯林斯例句

2. They shake their heads and mutter darkly.
他们一边摇头，一边阴沉地小声嘀咕。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I heard a mutter of discontent.
我听到有人小声咕哝着表示不满.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Don't mutter when they are studying.
当他们学习时不要轻声低语.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He spoke in a mutter.
他嘀嘀咕咕轻声说话.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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