| 单词 | silent |
| 释义 | silent['sailənt]a. 沉默的, 安静的, 无声的, 静止的【医】 静止的, 无症状的 silent si.lent AHD: [sº“l…nt] D.J. [6sa!l*nt]K.K. [6sa!l*nt]adj.（形容词）1. Marked by absence of noise or sound; still.寂静的：以没有喧闹或声音为特征的；安静2. Not inclined to speak; not talkative.沉默寡言的：不喜欢说话的；不健谈的3. Unable to speak.不能说话的4. Refraining from speech:不说话的：Do be silent.千万别发出声音来5. Not voiced or expressed; unspoken:未说出的：没有口头说出的或没有表达出来的；没有说出来的：a silent curse; silent consent.无声的诅咒；默许6. Inactive; quiescent:不活跃的；休眠的：a silent volcano.休眠火山7. Linguistics Having no phonetic value; unpronounced:【语言学】 不发音的：没有语言音值的；未发出音的：the silent&I{b} in subtle. subtle这个词中不发音的b 8. Having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack. Used of a film.无声的：没有口头对话的，通常没有配乐。用于形容电影n.（名词）A silent movie.无声电影语源:Latin sil¶ns silent- [present participle of] sil¶re [to be silent] 拉丁语 sil¶ns silent- [] sil¶re的现在分词 [保持沉默] 继承用法:si“lently adv.（副词）si“lentness n.（名词）参考词汇:1. silent,reticent,reserved,taciturn,secretive,uncommunicative,tightlipped2. These adjectives describe people who are sparing with speech.这些形容词都形容那些很少说话的人。3. Silent often implies a habitual disinclination to speak or to speak out: Silent 经常指习惯性不愿意说话或讲出来： “He must be warned prior to any questioning that he has the right to remain silent” (Earl Warren).在进行任何询问之前，他必须事先被告知他有保持沉默的权利” （厄尔·沃伦）。4. Reticent suggests a tendency to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself: Reticent 表示一种不把自己的思想、感情、个人私事讲出来的倾向： “She had been shy and reticent with me, and now . . . she was telling me aloud the secrets of her inmost heart” (W.H. Hudson).“她以前和我在一起时很害羞，又沉默寡言，但是现在却大声地对我说出了她最内心的秘密” （W·H· 哈得孙）。5. Reserved suggests aloofness and reticence: Reserved 表示冷漠和沉默： “a reserved man, whose inner life was intense and sufficient to him” (Arnold Bennett).一个保持沉默的人，他的内心生活很丰富，对他来说也足够了” （阿诺德·贝内特）。6. Taciturn implies unsociableness and a tendency to speak only when it is absolutely necessary: Taciturn 含有不善交际的意思和只有在绝对不得已的情况下才说话的倾向： “At the Council board he was taciturn; and in the House of Lords he never opened his lips” (Macaulay).“在众议院他沉默寡言；在参议院中他从不开口”： （麦考莱）。7. Secretive implies a lack of openness about or even concealment of matters that could in all conscience be discussed: Secretive 表示在那些无论如何可以公开讨论的事情上不开放甚至隐瞒： too secretive to disclose her vacation plans.她太讳莫如深了，不肯告诉我们她的休假计划。8. Uncommunicative suggests a disposition to withhold opinions, feelings, or knowledge from others: Uncommunicative 表示一种不愿把意见、感觉或知识告诉别人的脾性： Her uncle was a silent, uncommunicative Yankee farmer.她伯父是一个沉默寡言的美国式农民。9. Tightlipped strongly implies a steadfast unwillingness to divulge information being sought: Tightlipped 含有一种很强烈的非常不愿意透露别人想了解的消息的含义： The general remained tightlipped when reporters asked him about the rumored invasion. See also Synonyms at &b{still} &+{1}当记者们问及传闻中的进攻行动时，将军闭口不谈 参见同义词 still1 |
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