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比较级:more silent
最高级:most silent
silently (adv.)
词根:silent
adj.silenced 无声的;装了消音器的
adv.silently 默默地;静静地
int.silence 安静!;别作声!
n.silence 沉默;寂静;缄默;不谈;无声状态
v.silenced 使沉默(silence的过去分词形式);使安静
vt.silence 使沉默;使安静;压制;消除噪音
adjective
making no utterance : not speaking or making noise They all fell silent, looking rather scared.—J. K. Rowling
He was silent for a full minute, as he often is when answering a hard question.—Nick Seitz
tending to speak very little : not loquacious When ABC's promos boast the crime unit portrayed here is not "your father's FBI," it's insinuating that dad's FBI agents were balding, nerdy guys or the stereotypical strong, silent types.—Ken Parish Perkins
As a former silent person, part of me gravitates to talkers.—Georgia Brown
free from sound or noise : still
The house was eerily silent.
performed or borne without utterance : unspoken silent grief
silent prayer
making no mention
history is silent about this person
not widely or generally known or appreciated
the silent pressures on a person in public office
making no protest or outcry
the silent majority
unpronounced
the silent b in doubt
not exhibiting or producing the usual signs or symptoms of presence A "silent stroke" has none of the warning signs of a larger stroke: severe headaches, dizziness, loss of motor skills. Often victims do not realize they have had strokes.—Alisha Berger
silent urinary tract infections
being, involving, or caused by an asymptomatic or presymptomatic infectious individual Since a novel coronavirus first made its presence known in China, public health officials around the world have had one fervent hope: That people who are infected but not sick would pass the virus to others only rarely. That would give these silent spreaders no more than a bit part in driving a global outbreak. That hope is in danger of being dashed.—Melissa Healy
silent spread/transmission of contagious disease
made without spoken dialogue
silent movies
of or relating to silent movies
noun
a motion picture made without spoken dialogue—usually used in plural
keep silent保持沉默;缄默
remain silent保持沉默
silent night寂静的夜
silent majority沉默的大多数(持温和观点并很少发表意见者)
silent film默片,无声片
这组词都有“平静的,无声无息”的意思,其区别是:
noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声,无声无息。
silent普通用词,指缄默不语或无声无息。
calm普通用词,既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态,又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱,不受外界影响和情绪支配。
peaceful普通用词,指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。
serene指一种超脱一切烦恼的宁静状态。
still指平静而又安定的状态。
quiet普通用词,指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
以上来源于网络
silent不发出声音,但可以动,
still完全不动,完全无声响 He stand there still. 他站在那儿,一动不动,也不说话。
quiet安静的,可以发出小的声音,
以上来源于网络
约于1500年,“without speech, not speaking”源自拉丁语 silentem(主格 silens)“still, calm, quiet”的现在分词形式,即 silere “be quiet or still”(参见 silence(n.))。“free from noise or sound”的意思源于1580年代。
关于单词中的字母,“not sounded or pronounced”的意思约于1600年。在更宽泛的意义上,“of few words”的意思在1840年左右出现。关于没有录制声音的电影,最早见于1914年。
短语 strong, silent (type) 最早见于1905年。政治上的 Silent majority 指“大众的中间观点没有公开表达,因此被忽视的人群”,最早见于1955年的英国语境,由约翰·F·肯尼迪使用,但在美国,它与尼克松政府的言辞最为相关(1969-74)。
It is time for America's silent majority to stand up for its rights, and let us remember the American majority includes every minority. America's silent majority is bewildered by irrational protest. [Spiro T. Agnew, May 9, 1969]
在维多利亚时代的用法中,该短语的意思是“死者”(自1874年起; 请参阅罗马使用“silent”的名词复数表示“死者”的用法)。在14世纪的一篇文本中,拉丁短语的意思是“一个沉默的人”,被翻译为 a beere stille。
静止的,无症状的:不引起可见的体征或症状的
无声的
Adjective Middle English sylent, from Latin silent-, silens, from present participle of silēre to be silent; akin to Goth anasilan to cease, grow calm
The first known use of silent was in the 15th century
sincereadjective
trustworthy, straightforward
a sincere friend
genuine sense 1, real
a sincere interest in painting
simpleadjective
free from dishonesty or vanity : innocent
not wealthy
simple folks
lacking in education, experience, or intelligence
free from complications neat simple clothing
a simple melody
consisting of only one main clause and no subordinate clauses
a simple sentence
consisting of only the verb
a simple predicate
not compound
a simple eye
not divided into branches or leaflets
a simple leaf
developing from a single ovary
simple fruits
utter entry 1, absolute
the simple truth
easy to understand or perform a simple explanation
simple instructions
silver1 of 3noun
a soft white metallic element that takes a high polish and is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other substance see element
coin made of silver
articles (as tableware) made of or plated with silver
tableware made of other metals (as stainless steel)
a medium gray
a silver medal awarded as the second prize in a competition
silver2 of 3adjective
relating to, made of, or yielding silver silver ore
silver jewelry
silvery sense 1
silver3 of 3verb
to coat with or as if with silver
silver1 of 3noun
a soft white metallic element that takes a high polish and is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other substance see element
coin made of silver
articles (as tableware) made of or plated with silver
tableware made of other metals (as stainless steel)
a medium gray
a silver medal awarded as the second prize in a competition
silver2 of 3adjective
relating to, made of, or yielding silver silver ore
silver jewelry
silvery sense 1
silver3 of 3verb
to coat with or as if with silver
silver1 of 3noun
a soft white metallic element that takes a high polish and is a better conductor of heat and electricity than any other substance see element
coin made of silver
articles (as tableware) made of or plated with silver
tableware made of other metals (as stainless steel)
a medium gray
a silver medal awarded as the second prize in a competition
silver2 of 3adjective
relating to, made of, or yielding silver silver ore
silver jewelry
silvery sense 1
silver3 of 3verb
to coat with or as if with silver
sillyadjective
weak in mind : foolish
not showing common sense or good judgment : absurd
a silly plan
lacking in seriousness or importance
playing silly games
being stunned or dazed
scared silly
silentadjective
not speaking
stood silent before the court
tending not to say much
a very silent person
free from sound or noise : still
done or felt without speaking silent grief
silent reading
making no mention
history is silent about this incident
not active in running a business
a silent partner
not pronounced the "b" in "doubt" is silent
silent "e" in "came"
made without recorded sound
silent movies
silentadjective
not exhibiting or producing the usual signs or symptoms of presence silent gallstones silent ischemia
a silent urinary tract infection
relating to or being an infectious disease or pathogen that spreads undetected within a population
Chlamydia can cause fertility problems for women, but is generally asymptomatic, meaning the infection presents no immediate symptoms, said Dr. James Gaskell, health commissioner for the Athens City-County Health Department. As a result, it spreads quickly in dense populations like college campuses, he said. "It's a silent spreader, if you will, Gaskell said.—Sam Howard
being, involving, or caused by an asymptomatic or presymptomatic infectious individual silent spreaders of contagious disease
silent spread/transmission of infectious disease
yielding no detectable response to stimulation—used especially of an association area of the brain
silent cortex
having no detectable function or effect silent genes
silent DNA
1 We descend the stairs next to one of the stone pillars and creep with silent feet at river level.
2 The vast Reading Room thrummed with silent energy: people thinking, writing.
3 It was just before dawn, with no one astir but a few silent Helpers mopping floors, sweeping walkways, or scaling ladders to scrub mildew from ceilings.
4 On this silent parting the curtain fell.
帷幕就在这一悄然无声的分离场面中落下.
5 Inside, I walk lightly on the pink marble, say hello to the lions, as silent as stones.
6 Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
她的声音颤抖着,继而沉默了下来。
7 I hate to be given the silent treatment.
我讨厌遭受无言的冷遇.
8 The silent sis-ters do not speak to the living, Catelyn remembered dully, but some say they can talk to the dead.
9 When Capricorn was sitting down, the blaring music fell silent, and they brought Meggie forward.
10 I wasn’t remotely spooked by the murder, but even so I felt a vague, low-grade unease at being alone in a silent woods so far from home.
11 He remained silent, glancing slowly back and forth from Ms. Taggart to me.
12 Henry goes silent, and Alex wants so badly to see the shadows of expressions moving across his face, to be able to touch them with his fingertips.
13 They sat there, silent, until he stood back up, shoved all the folded dresses into Anya’s bag, and then pointed at the door.
14 My grandmother was silent for a minute as her knuckles tapped the wood on the front door.
15 Perhaps the bees would be calm after all, the snakes silent, and the chickens full of eggs.
16 An Yi’s grandma lay on a cart, silent under the white sheet.
17 At last, Harry held up his hands, and the portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly for him to speak.
18 Jon nodded to the guards before making his way past the silent racks of spears to his rooms.
19 If her silent giant failed her, it might be the last kiss she would ever know.
20 The man Jack walked up the stairs, his feet silent on the carpeting.
2 未提及的
5 不写信
6 无声
quiet mute noiseless silence in silence soundless silently noiselessly soundlessly voiceless unvoiced aphonic dumb whist catlike tuneless surd still
8 无症状的
10 不活动
inactive dormant immobile recumbent quiescent deedless sleep sleeping inaction passivity quiescence quietism sleepy pulseless inertia inanimation sedentariness stagnate inactivate
14 无声音的
17 鲜为人知的
18 静止
still dead standing inactive stationary stagnant sedentary motionless immobile immovable unmoving stabile moveless actionless rest sleep sleeping repose stasis dormancy quiescence quietism anchor slumber stagnate static dormant breathless quiescent resting quiescency stand motion slack stock-still
19 静止的
still dead standing inactive stationary stagnant sedentary motionless immobile immovable unmoving stabile moveless actionless static dormant breathless quiescent resting motion stock-still
21 缄默的
mum reserved retiring tacit reticent tongue-tied unpronounced mute unspoken close-mouthed uncommunicative
22 缄默
mum reserved retiring tacit reticent tongue-tied unpronounced reticence squash muzzle mute unspoken close-mouthed uncommunicative silence gag hold tongue
23 不用言语表达
25 保守秘密
28 未被注意的
31 沉默寡言
close taciturn buttoned-up taciturnity brief reserved withdrawn reticent uncommunicative withdrawal
32 不表态的
33 未被注意
34 寂静
slumbery still dead tacit noiseless soundless slumberous silently stilly quiet silence shanti hush stillness quietude stirless stirlessly quietly noiselessly stirlessness quietness hushed sleepy silver quiescent quiescency peace quiescence peace pipe
35 沉默的
dark quiet mute muted unspoken tacit reticent wordless tight-lipped voiceless incommunicable tight-mouthed mum silentious speechless close-mouthed closemouthed schtum close word dumb quiescent resting inexpressive unexpressive unvocal
36 沉默
dark quiet mute muted unspoken tacit reticent wordless tight-lipped voiceless incommunicable tight-mouthed silently still reserve peace silence mum stillness dumb hush extinguish tongue-tie drum down tie off drag in your rope mutely silentious speechless close-mouthed closemouthed tacitly voicelessly dumbness sub silentio in silence keep silent dumbly withdraw schtum close word quiescent resting inexpressive unexpressive unvocal quiescency shell reticence quiescence reticency
37 未谈及的
38 寂静的
slumbery still dead tacit noiseless soundless slumberous quiet stilly stirless hushed sleepy silver quiescent
40 未记录的
43 保守秘密的
44 不声不响
46 安静
still quiet tranquil orderly peaceable whist Bonny stilly reposeful stirless soft quietly underhand rest peace hush stillness quietude tranquilize settle silence peaceful placid peacefully peacefulness placidity quieten calm sleepy pacific halcyon ease tranquillity repose content smooth tame muzzle shush becalm p relaxed piano calm down
47 不公开的