voiceless

• 指没有权力或权利表达意见、不被人听见的个人或群体；在语音学中指声带不振动发出的音。

Describes a person or group that lacks the power or right to express an opinion or be heard; also used in phonetics to describe sounds produced without vibration of the vocal cords.

1. Produced without vocal cord vibrationB2formal

   Describes a speech sound made without the vocal cords vibrating, such as 'p', 't', or 's'.

   清音

   • The 'p' in 'pat' is a voiceless consonant.
   • Linguists classify sounds as either voiced or voiceless.
   • She practiced distinguishing between voiced and voiceless sounds.

   同义词surdunvoiced

   反义词voiced

2. Deprived of citizenship rightsC1formal

   Lacking the rights of a citizen, especially the right to vote.

   无选举权

   • The voiceless population struggled for decades to gain suffrage.
   • Many groups were historically voiceless in political processes.
   • The law left them voiceless in the election.

   同义词disenfranchiseddisfranchisedvoteless

   反义词enfranchisedvoting

3. Uttered without voiceB2formal

   Spoken or expressed without using the voice, often in a whisper or silently.

   无声的

   • He gave a voiceless reply, moving only his lips.
   • Her voiceless plea was understood by her friend.
   • The actor performed a voiceless monologue.

   同义词silentunvoicedwhispered

   反义词articulatevocalvoiced

4. Unable to speak due to injury or illnessC1formal

   Being without sound because of a physical condition, capable only of whispered speech.

   失声的

   • After the surgery, he was voiceless for several days.
   • The illness left her voiceless, communicating only in whispers.
   • The voiceless patient wrote notes to communicate.

   同义词aphonicdumbmute

   反义词speakingvocal