deaf

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词源

源自古英语'dēaf'，与古高地德语'toub'同源，原始日耳曼语词根意为'听觉迟钝'。

❶ 指听力丧失或完全听不见的状态，可以是先天或后天原因导致。也用于比喻对某些信息充耳不闻。

“She was born deaf in one ear.”

（她天生一只耳朵失聪。）

“The loud explosion left him temporarily deaf.”

（巨大的爆炸声让他暂时失聪。）

同义词:hearing-impaired, unhearing, stone-deaf

turn a deaf ear — 故意不听或拒绝理会某事，常用于形容对建议、请求等采取忽视态度。

“The manager turned a deaf ear to employees' complaints.”

（经理对员工们的投诉置若罔闻。）

deaf as a post — 形容听力极差或完全听不见，像木桩一样毫无反应，属于非正式表达。

“My grandfather is nearly deaf as a post without his hearing aid.”

（我爷爷不戴助听器时几乎完全听不见。）