voiceless(形容词)
/ˈvɔɪsləs/
由 voice(声音)+ 后缀 -less(“没有……的”)构成,字面意思是“没有声音的”。在语音学中引申为“声带不振动的(清音)”。
The room was voiceless after the lights went out.
灯熄灭后,房间里一片无声。
Though the crowd was loud, she felt voiceless in the meeting, unable to make her ideas heard.
尽管人群很喧闹,她在会议中却感到自己“没有声音”,想法难以被听见。
(不同版本用词可能略有差异;以下作品中可检索到 voiceless 的用例)