speechless

CET-4 FREQ #13102

a. 不会说话的, 哑的, 说不出话的, 无言的, 非言语所能表达的, (非正式)烂醉的

发音

US /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.

    无言

    无语

    沉默

    When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of unspeakable.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

dumb

近义相关 2

inarticulate unarticulate

词源

From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”), from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz, equivalent to speech + -less. Cognate with West Frisian sprakeleas (“speechless”), Dutch sprakeloos (“speechless”), German Low German spraaklos (“speechless”), German sprachlos (“speechless”).

来源：wiktionary