silent
英 [ˈsaɪlənt] 美 [ˈsaɪlənt]

adj.

沉默的，无言的；寂静的，无声的；静止的；[语]不发音的

n.

无声电影；

变形

复数：silents

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 寂静的,无声的 free from noise; quiet
2. 沉默的 not speaking or using spoken expression
3. 不发音的 (of a letter in a word) not having a sound; not pronounced

英英释义

silent[ 'sailənt ]

• adj.
  • marked by absence of sound

    "a silent house"

    同义词：soundlessstill

  • failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

    "the witness remained silent"

    同义词：mum

  • indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly

    "gave silent consent"

    同义词：impliedtacitunderstood

  • not made to sound

    "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"

    同义词：unsounded

  • having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

    "a silent dog whistle"

  • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

    同义词：dumbmute

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• silent audience无言的观众
• silent film无声电影
• silent forest寂静的森林
• silent night寂静的夜
• silent prayer默默的祈祷
• silent assent默许
• silent opposition默默的反对
• silent reading默读
• silent room寂静的房间
• silent type沉默型
• silent volcano静止的火山

副词+～

• absolutely silent绝对沉默
• often silent常常不发音
• strangely silent奇怪地沉默
• usually silent通常不发音

动词+～

• fall silent沉默下来
• keep silent沉默不语
• remain silent保持沉默,保持安静
• sit silent静坐着

～+介词

• silent about对…保持沉默的
• silent about what happened对发生的事情默不作声
• silent as to the subject未提及这个问题
• silent of the subject未提及这问题
• silent on〔upon〕对…保持沉默的

词组短语

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

同近义词辨析

noiseless, silent, calm, peaceful, serene, still, quiet

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。

silent, still, quiet

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,

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Would you be good enough to keep silent?
   请你保持安静好吗？
2. The old house was quite silent.
   这所旧房子非常寂静。
3. We sailed into a beautiful and silent bay.
   我们驶进一个美丽而安静的海湾。
4. She was a silent girl, cool and remote.
   她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。
5. I represent the silent majority.
   我代表沉默的大多数。
6. If you are arrested you have the right to remain silent.
   如果你被捕，你有权保持沉默。
7. She was blind to the silent worship in his eyes.
   她没有发觉他眼里流露出的无声的敬慕之情。

权威例句

Silent brain infarcts and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline
Evidence for silent synapses: implications for the expression of LTP
Silent MRI infarcts and the risk of future stroke: the cardiovascular health study
Physiological Role of Silent Receptors of Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Efficient targeting of expressed and silent genes in human ESCs and iPSCs using zinc-finger nucleases
Activation of postsynaptically silent synapses during pairing-induced LTP in CA1 region of hippocampal slice.
Cigarette smoking and other risk factors for silent cerebral infarction in the general population.
Kimchi-Sarfaty, C. et al. A "silent"polymorphism in the MDR1 gene changes substrate specificity. Science 315, 525-528
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