n. silence沉默.不做聲。
△Ado.2.1.130 (123):“Go to,mum,you are he.”算了,別說了,你就是他。
mum
a. quiet,silent安靜的,沉默的。
△Lr.1.4.219(197):“Mum. mum: / He that keeps nor crust norcrumb. / Weary of all,shall want some.” i.e.Theman who keeps nothing at all for himself,having be-come tired of everything,will find himself in want.別吭氣.別吭氣;誰要是不留些面包屑、面包皮,全厭倦,有一天總要鬧肚饑。
△R.III.3.7.3:“The citizens are mum,saynot a word.”市民們都沉默著,一句話也不說。
mum and budget:i.e.a children’s game prevailing inthe 16th-17th century,which required silence and se-crecy,沉默與秘密——16——17世紀(jì)年間流行于英國兒童中間的一種游戲。(mum=silence沉默; budget=pouch,se-crecy錢包,秘密。)
△Wiv.5.2. 6 (5):“I come to her inwhite,and cry ‘mum’; she cries ‘budget’; and bythat we know one another.”我看見她穿著白衣服,就喊“別做聲”,她就喊“不要響”;這樣我們互相就認(rèn)出來了。
mum[m?m]
n.沉默adj.沉默的v.演啞劇
‖ mummer[?m?m?]n.啞劇演員
mummer’s play啞劇
mummery n.煙具表演,啞劇演員
mumming play啞劇