speechlessness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈspiːtʃ.ləs.nəs/ us/ˈspiːtʃ.ləs.nəs/
无言; 哑口无言
the feeling of being unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc.
She was stunned to speechlessness by his marriage proposal. 他的求婚令她目瞪口呆。
I was shocked to the point of speechlessness. 我震惊得说不出话来。
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- She was reduced to speechlessness by what he told her.
- He once reduced a senior official to speechlessness by asking him why America needed a Federal Reserve at all.
- Even Andrew was startled into speechlessness by her outburst.