mime
mime — 縮寫
1. a technical standard for email that allows users to send pictures, videos, and o
MIME
電子郵件附件與編碼格式
a technical standard for email that allows users to send pictures, videos, and other files as attachments, and to use non-English characters in messages
Christopher attached a photo to his email, so the system used MIME encoding to handle the file.
Christopher 在郵件中附加了一張照片，因此系統使用 MIME 編碼來處理該檔案。
MIME encoding for file attachments
Most modern email programs support MIME, which lets you send images and documents.
大多數現代電子郵件軟體都支援 MIME，讓你可以寄送圖片和文件。
The email bounced back because the server did not recognise the MIME type of the attachment.
郵件因無法送達而被退回，因為伺服器無法辨識該附件的 MIME 類型。
Without MIME, email can only handle plain text with no formatting or pictures.
沒有 MIME 的話，電子郵件就只能處理純文字，無法包含格式或圖片。
Ryo checked the email header and saw that the MIME version was 1.0, which is the standard.
Ryo 檢查了郵件標頭，看到 MIME 版本為 1.0，這是標準版本。
用法筆記
Pronounced as one syllable /maɪm/, like the word for the performance art — not spelled out as individual letters.
常見錯誤
mime — 名詞
- mimesingular
- mimesplural
1. the art of telling a story or expressing feelings using only body movements, han
默劇
無聲的肢體表演藝術
the art of telling a story or expressing feelings using only body movements, hand gestures, and facial expressions, without any spoken words or sounds
The street performer used mime to show the crowd how a fisherman catches a big fish.
街頭表演者用默劇向群眾表演漁夫如何釣起一條大魚。
mime as a performance technique
Sari studied mime in Paris before joining a theatre company in London.
Sari 在巴黎學習默劇，之後加入了倫敦的一個劇團。
study mime as a formal discipline
The actor's training in mime helped her create more expressive movements on stage.
這位演員的默劇訓練幫助她在舞台上做出更具表現力的動作。
A mime performer can show an invisible wall by pressing both palms against an imaginary surface.
默劇表演者可以將雙掌貼在想像的表面上，來表現一道看不見的牆壁。
At the festival, a mime artist in a golden costume stood perfectly still for twenty minutes.
在藝術節上，一位身穿金色服裝的默劇演員一動也不動地站了二十分鐘。
- pantomime
In US English, pantomime can mean the same as mime; in UK English, pantomime is a different, often noisy, family theatre tradition.
- silent acting
A descriptive phrase rather than a fixed art-form name; less precise than 'mime'.
用法筆記
Unlike pantomime, which in British theatre often includes speech and audience participation, mime is performed entirely without sound.
常見錯誤
2. a short performance without speech in which actors use only gestures and body mo
啞劇
沒有對白的短劇
a short performance without speech in which actors use only gestures and body movements to tell a story or show a situation
The theatre group performed a ten-minute mime about a lonely astronaut stranded on the moon.
劇團表演了一齣十分鐘的啞劇，內容關於一位受困月球的孤獨太空人。
mime as a countable noun meaning a short play
Jabari wrote a funny mime for the school show, with two friends acting as clumsy waiters.
Jabari 為學校表演寫了一齣有趣的啞劇，讓兩位朋友扮演笨手笨腳的服務生。
The children created a short mime about a cat chasing a mouse through a messy kitchen.
孩子們創作了一齣關於貓在凌亂廚房裡追老鼠的短篇啞劇。
A seven-minute mime called 'The Lost Umbrella' won first prize at the drama competition.
一部名為〈遺失的傘〉的七分鐘啞劇在戲劇比賽中贏得了首獎。
Minho's class performed a mime about traffic in Taipei, getting laughs from everyone who watched.
Minho 的班級表演了一齣關於台北交通的啞劇，讓所有觀看的人都笑個不停。
- dumb show
An older term for a silent scene in a play; now rare outside historical contexts.
- silent sketch
A descriptive phrase for a short comic mime piece, often used in comedy.
用法筆記
This countable sense refers to one specific piece of theatre, not the art form itself (which is uncountable — sense 1).
常見錯誤
mime — 動詞
- mimepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mimes3rd person singular
- miming-ing form
- mimedpast simple
1. to act out an action, story, or feeling using only your body and facial expressi
以默劇表演
靠動作與表情而不說話地表演
to act out an action, story, or feeling using only your body and facial expressions, without making any sound
Heloísa mimed brushing her teeth and washing her face to show her morning routine without words.
Heloísa 以默劇動作表演刷牙和洗臉，來展示她早上的例行公事。
mime + gerund to demonstrate an activity
The street performer mimed climbing a ladder that was not really there.
那位街頭藝人用默劇動作表演爬上一架實際上並不存在的梯子。
In the language class, students were asked to mime common actions like eating or sleeping.
在語言課上，學生被要求用默劇動作來表演吃東西或睡覺等常見動作。
Talia mimed opening a heavy door and walking through it, making the children laugh.
Talia 以默劇動作表演打開一扇沉重的門然後走過去，讓孩子們笑了起來。
Selim mimed the actions of a fisherman pulling in a net full of fish.
Selim 用默劇動作表演了漁夫拉上一張裝滿魚的漁網。
文法句型
mime + noun phrase
mime + -ing clause
用法筆記
The action being performed is typically expressed as a gerund (mimed climbing) or a noun phrase (mimed the actions of...). When intransitive, the context usually makes the action obvious.
常見錯誤
2. to move your mouth as if singing, playing an instrument, or speaking, while maki
對嘴；假唱
只動嘴不出聲地假裝表演
to move your mouth as if singing, playing an instrument, or speaking, while making no sound at all — usually in order to match a pre-recorded audio track
The pop star was caught miming to her own song during the live television show.
那位流行歌手在電視直播節目中被抓到對自己的歌曲對嘴。
mime to [song] — lip-syncing to recorded music
Cyrus knew the tune well enough to mime playing the piano while the recording played.
Cyrus 對那首曲子夠熟，所以能假裝彈鋼琴，同時錄音從喇叭播放出來。
Aarav forgot the words and simply mimed the chorus while holding the microphone.
Aarav 忘了歌詞，只好拿著麥克風對嘴唱了副歌部分。
In the film, the actors had to mime their lines while the wind drowned out the real dialogue recording.
在那部電影中，演員必須對嘴演出台詞，因為風聲蓋過了真正的對話錄音。
The choir director asked everyone to mime the words so the audio engineer could adjust the sound levels.
合唱團指揮要大家只動嘴巴不出聲，以便音控師調整音量。
- sing live
To perform with genuine, unrehearsed vocal output.
文法句型
mime + noun phrase
mime + -ing clause
mime + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often carries a mildly negative tone, suggesting deception or lack of genuine talent, especially in pop music contexts where 'lipping' or 'lip-syncing' is frowned upon.