dumb show
dumb show — 名詞
1. a way of communicating ideas or feelings through hand signals, facial expression
默劇；手勢
以手勢及肢體動作代替言語
a way of communicating ideas or feelings through hand signals, facial expressions, and body movements instead of using spoken language
The librarian used a quick dumb show to tell the noisy students to be quiet.
圖書館員用了一個快速的默劇手勢，告訴吵鬧的學生們安靜下來。
used + dumb show + to-infinitive for purpose
James and Beatrix communicated entirely in dumb show from opposite sides of the crowded room.
James 和 Beatrix 在擁擠房間的兩側，完全靠默劇手勢溝通。
The early silent films were a form of dumb show that crossed all language barriers.
早期的無聲電影本質上是一種跨越所有語言障礙的默劇形式。
form of + dumb show for classifying
When the microphone failed, the speaker fell back on dumb show to finish her presentation.
麥克風故障時，講者只好靠默劇手勢完成了她的簡報。
Yuki and Hamza developed a private dumb show of signals to chat during long meetings.
Yuki 和 Hamza 發展出一套私人的默劇暗號，在漫長的會議中聊天。
private + dumb show + of + noun for type specification
The two travelers with no common language used a dumb show to arrange their trip.
兩位語言不通的旅客靠著默劇手勢安排好了行程。
elaborate + dumb show for a detailed improvised system
Haruto's dumb show made the children laugh as he pretended to climb an invisible ladder.
Haruto 的默劇表演讓孩子們哈哈大笑，他假裝在爬一道看不見的梯子。
- in dumb show
- by dumb show
- a form of dumb show
- a kind of dumb show
- communicate in dumb show
- use dumb show
- pantomime
refers specifically to theatrical performance using only body movements
- mime
the art of acting without words, often as a performance skill
- body language
broader and more general; includes unconscious signals, not just deliberate communication
- speech
communication using spoken words
文法句型
dumb show (uncountable, the general method)
a dumb show (countable, a specific instance)
用法筆記
The word 'dumb' in modern English can cause offence when used to describe a person's inability to speak, but 'dumb show' is a fixed literary and theatrical term that is not considered offensive.
常見錯誤
dumb show
idioma short silent scene within a play in which actors use only gestures and body movements to tell part of the story or show events that happened before the main action
無言表演（戲劇中一段只用動作而無對白的場景）
In Hamlet, the dumb show presents the entire plot of the play before the actors speak a single word.
The director added a modern dumb show at the start to show the family's history without any dialogue.
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常見搭配
名詞搭配
- form of dumb show
- kind of dumb show
- system of dumb show
副詞搭配
- entirely in dumb show
- completely in dumb show
常用片語
- communicate in dumb show
- perform a dumb show
- use dumb show
- fall back on dumb show
介系詞搭配
- in dumb show
- by dumb show