"mutism" in Chinese (Simplified)

缄默症缄默

Definition

缄默症是一种医学或心理状况，指一个人无法或不愿说话。原因可能是身体、情感或心理方面的。

“缄默症”在医学和心理学领域使用较多，其中“选择性缄默症”常指儿童。“缄默症”不同于普通的安静或不说话，是临床意义上的不能或不愿说话。

Mutism can make it hard for children to communicate at school.

**缄默症**会让孩子在学校很难沟通。

Some people with mutism can understand speech but do not talk.

一些患有**缄默症**的人能听懂别人说话，但自己不说话。

Doctors sometimes diagnose mutism after a trauma.

医生有时会在创伤后诊断出**缄默症**。

After the accident, his mutism lasted for months until therapy helped.

事故后，他的**缄默症**持续了几个月，直到接受治疗才好转。

Selective mutism is more common in young children than adults.

选择性**缄默症**在小孩中比成年人更常见。

He overcame his mutism with the support of his family and teachers.

在家人和老师的支持下，他克服了**缄默症**。