哑

• 拼音: yǎ
• 汉字拆解: 哑 = 口 (mouth radical) + 亚 (secondary/inferior — suggesting diminished or absent vocal function)

含义

Mute; unable to speak; voiceless. Also describes a hoarse or raspy voice, or sounds that are suppressed and inaudible.

Used in 哑巴 (mute person), 哑口无言 (speechless; at a complete loss for words), 哑谜 (a riddle with no clear answer), 哑剧 (mime/pantomime), 沙哑 (hoarse/raspy). Can describe both a permanent inability to speak and a temporary loss of voice from illness or shock.

例句

1. 那位哑巴摊主虽然无法开口说话，却凭借娴熟的手势和真诚的态度赢得了周围居民的一致信任。
2. 他被对方突如其来的犀利反问问得哑口无言，在众目睽睽之下支支吾吾，再也无法维持之前的强硬立场。
3. 长时间在嘈杂的工厂环境中大声工作，她的嗓子逐渐变得沙哑，医生建议她尽量减少讲话。

用法指南

语境: medicine, daily life, rhetoric, idiom

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 沉默寡言的他在会议上突然发言，条理清晰地指出了项目的核心漏洞，令全场哑口无言，无从反驳。(The usually taciturn man suddenly spoke at the meeting, methodically exposing the project's core flaw — the entire room was left speechless, with no way to refute him.)
• 病后嗓子沙哑了好几天，她不得不推迟了原定的演讲，待声音完全恢复正常后才重新安排日程。(Her voice was hoarse for several days after the illness, forcing her to postpone her scheduled speech and reschedule only after her voice had fully recovered.)

错误说法

• 他说话很哑 — 哑 alone implies complete muteness or total voicelessness, not merely a quiet speaking style; for a softly spoken person use 他说话声音很小; for hoarseness use 他嗓音沙哑

起源与历史

哑 = 口 (mouth) + 亚 (inferior/secondary) — a mouth that cannot function fully, i.e. one that cannot produce sound

文化背景

时代: Classical/Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal