dumb學測 L3KK [ˈdʌm] ｜ /ˈdʌm/
愚蠢的；笨的·啞的；不能說話的·震驚說不出話的
學測常考形容詞，笨與啞兩義易混淆
She was struck dumb when she saw the surprise party waiting for her.
看到驚喜派對等著她時，她驚訝得說不出話來。
一個畫面：嘴巴卡住說不出話
腦袋卡住想不出話，顯得愚笨
天生無聲生來不能言語
驚嚇愣住嚇到話卡在喉嚨
義項
蠢笨決定B2adjective愚蠢的；笨的
It was dumb to leave your umbrella at school on a rainy day.
下雨天卻把雨傘忘在學校，真的很笨。
a dumb decisiona dumb question
生來無聲B2adjective啞的；不能說話的
The boy has been deaf and dumb since he was born.
這個男孩生來就又聾又啞。
deaf and dumb
驚嚇無語B2adjective震驚說不出話的
He was struck dumb by the loud bang from the kitchen.
廚房傳來一聲巨響，把他嚇得說不出話。
struck dumb
片語
deaf and dumb又聾又啞 →聽不見也不能說話
struck dumb嚇到愣住 →震驚到說不出話
play dumb裝傻不答 →故意裝作不知道
dumb down簡化內容 →把內容簡化到過於淺白
dumb luck純屬好運 →沒本事純靠運氣
你會不會這樣說？
'The boy has been deaf and dumb since he was born.' 這裡的 dumb 意思最接近？(A) 愚蠢的 (B) 不能說話的
看答案
(B)
此句描述生理狀況，對應「啞的」義項，而非「愚蠢」。
'He tried to ___ when the teacher asked who broke the window.' (A) play dumb (B) struck dumb
看答案
(A) play dumb
play dumb 表示故意裝作不知道，是固定片語用法。
字族
dumbfounded 目瞪口呆的・dumbly 沉默地；啞然地