deaf-mute /ˈdɛfˈmjut/
 聾啞人


 deaf-mute /ˈdɛfˈmjut/ 形容詞
 聾啞者


 Deaf-mute n. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.]
    Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly.

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 deaf-mute
      adj : lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak [syn:
            deaf-and-dumb]
      n : a deaf person who is unable to speak [syn: mute, {deaf-and-dumb
          person]