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blunted

UK //ˈblʌntɪd//US //ˈblʌntɪd//

词源

源自中古英语blont,可能与古挪威语blunda(眨眼)有关,最初指形状不尖锐。动词用法始于14世纪。

adjective

❶ 指物体或工具变得不锋利,失去原有的锐利程度。也可形容感觉或反应变得迟钝、不敏感。

“The knife was blunted after years of use.”

(这把刀用了多年后变钝了。)

“His emotions seemed blunted by the constant stress.”

(持续的压力让他的情感变得迟钝。)

同义词:dulled, unsharpened, numbed, desensitized

verb

❶ 使某物变钝或减弱其效果,也可以指使人或动物的感觉变得迟钝。

“He blunted the knife by using it as a screwdriver.”

(他把刀当螺丝刀用,结果弄钝了。)

“The medication blunted her sense of pain.”

(药物减弱了她的痛感。)

同义词:dull, weaken, deaden, desensitize

常见短语

blunted affect — 心理学术语,指情感表达明显减弱或受限的状态,常见于某些精神疾病。

“The patient showed blunted affect during the therapy session.”

(患者在治疗过程中表现出情感迟钝。)