silence
英 ['sa?l?ns]
美['sa?l?ns]
英英釋義
詞組搭配
考試真題
實用場景例句
近義詞your up not it another be off quiet mouth silent sh shut hold turn tongue still belt word whist can shush hist hush
反義詞
- n. 沉默；寂靜；緘默；不談；無聲狀態(tài)
- vt. 使沉默；使安靜；壓制；消除噪音
- int. 安靜！；別作聲！
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?silences;過去式:?silenced;過去分詞:?silenced;現(xiàn)在分詞:?silencing;
中文詞源
silence 安靜，沉默，
來自 silent,安靜的，-ence,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- silence (n.)
- c. 1200, "muteness, state of being silent," from Old French silence "state of being silent; absence of sound," from Latin silentium "a being silent," from silens, present participle of silere "be quiet or still," of unknown origin. Meaning "absence of sound" in English is from late 14c.
- silence (v.)
- 1560s, intransitive, "become still or silent;" 1590s, transitive, "make silent," from silence (n.). Related: Silenced; silencing.
雙語例句
- 1. There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.
- 沉默持續(xù)了很長時間，而我父親看上去面帶愧色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was silence at the other end of the line.
- 電話那頭沒有聲音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Delegates sat in rapt silence as Mrs Fisher spoke.
- 費希爾夫人發(fā)言的時候，代表們都一言不發(fā)專心致志地聽著。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
- 一聲尖叫打破了這可怕的沉寂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The silence was broken by the whirring of a helicopter.
- 直升機的嗡嗡聲打破了沉寂。
來自柯林斯例句
