silent

英 ['saɪlənt] 美 ['saɪlənt]

• adj. 安静的；不吵闹的；沉默的；无言的

双解释义

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

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 无声的， 不作声的
2. 沉默的，寡言的
3. 不活动的
4. 【语】不发音的
5. 【医】无症状的
6. 未说出的，未言明的，未提及的，未谈及的
7. 静止的
8. 寂静的，安静的，寂静无声的
9. 未记述的
10. 不提供情况的
11. 拒绝讲的

n. 名词

1. 无声电影
2. 无声

英英释义

Adjective:

1. marked by absence of sound;

   "a silent house"
   "soundless footsteps on the grass"
   "the night was still"
   

2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;

   "the witness remained silent"
   

3. implied by or inferred from actions or statements;

   "gave silent consent"
   "a tacit agreement"
   "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
   

4. not made to sound;

   "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"
   "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
   

5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;

   "a silent dog whistle"
   

6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

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。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. His own cry, which clattered down the silent ravines, was borne back to his ears in the countless repetitions.
   他自己的叫声在寂静的山谷回响,一而再,再而三地传回到他耳中。
2. The cat moved on silent feet.
   那只猫无声地走动着。
3. It was a silent film.
   那是一部无声电影。
4. A silent movie doesn't mean it is motionless.
   无声电影并非没有动作。
5. She was a famous star of the silent movies.
   她是无声电影的明星。
6. He is a strong, silent type.
   他是个坚强沉默型的人。
7. He is a silent, thoughtful boy.
   他是一个沉默多思的孩子。
8. The “e” in“ time” is a silent letter.time
   中的e不发音。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. It was deep silent in the forest.
   森林深处寂静无声。
2. He motioned to me to be silent.
   他打手势叫我别出声。
3. When it is operating, this dishwasher is almost silent.
   这种洗碟机工作时几乎不发出一点声响。
4. When he came, he was silent and moody, and after a few sarcastic remarks he went away.
   他来时默默无言,郁郁不乐,冷嘲热讽一通之后就走了。
5. He was silent at first, but soon he opened up and told us about his terrible experiences.
   他一开始沉默不语,但不久便开口讲起他那些可怕的经历。
6. Gradually he became silent.
   渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。
7. His voice choked at the painful memory and he fell silent.
   这些痛苦的回忆使他声音哽咽,他沉默下来。
8. Do you know when to keep silent?
   你知道什么时候该保持沉默吗?
9. There are a lot of rumors about him but he keeps silent and never hits back at anyone.
   有许多关于他的流言,可是他一直对此保持沉默,从不回击。
10. It is preferable to remain silent.
    保持沉默是上策。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. His speech held them silent.
   他的演讲使他们寂静无声。

经典引文

• He could..work better when she talked than when she was silent.

  出自： G. Greene

• Reginald was silent until they passed out of earshot; then he talked once more.

  出自： W. March

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

silent about

对…未提到 do not refer to sth

silent as the grave

寂静无声的,像坟墓一样沉寂 completely silent, perhaps suggesting mystery

silent on

对…保持沉默 not give one's opinion on sth

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

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. silent的基本意思是“寂静的,无声的”。引申可作“沉默的,只字不提的”解,可指习惯上非绝对必要的话不说,也可指在特殊场合因特殊原因而对讲话有节制。
2. silent还可作“不发音”解,作此解时无比较级和最高级形式。
3. silent在句中常用作定语或表语,偶尔也可作宾语补足语。silent作表语时,后常接介词on〔about〕引起的短语,表示“对…保持沉默,对…未提到”。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

silent, calm, peaceful, quiet, still

• 这组形容词的共同意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。其区别在于:
• 1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
• The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
• Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
• Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
• He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
• Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
• 2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
• The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
• We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
• His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
• We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
• She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。

silent, reticent, taciturn

• 这三个词都可表示“沉默寡言的”。其区别是：
• silent指有沉默寡言的特点,只说必须说的话,但也可指在某一场合因为某种缘故而不说话; taciturn意为不爱说话,天性倾向于沉默; reticent意为不把所知道的事情说出,尤指对私事秘而不宣。例如:
• He is a taciturn man who dislikes parties.他是一个不喜欢聚会、天性沉默寡言的人。
• He is reticent about his early life.他对自己早年的生活秘而不宣。

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

• 这些形容词均含“平静的，无声无息”之意。
• quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
• 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。
• silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。
• still指平静而又安定的状态。
• noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声，无声无息。
• 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（诗）纯静，清朗。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 请肃静。

   误 Please be silence.

   正 Please be silent.

   析 silence用作名词或动词,不用作形容词,表示“肃静”可用silent。

近反义词

【近义词】

• idle
• noiseless
• quiet
• soundless
• wordless

【反义词】

• active
• declared
• excited
• lively
• noisy

派生词

adj.(形容词)

• silently adv. 寂静地；沉默地