quiet

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The absence of sound; quietness. countable,uncountable
    — There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.
  2. The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility. countable,uncountable
  3. The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security. countable,uncountable
    — The King & his Nobles thinke they may ſleepe in quiet, Now they haue giuen vs a little holy water at the Court, But thers no ſuch matter, we be no ſuch fooles, To be bobd out with words and after come to hanging: […]
动词 v.
  1. To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. transitive
    — Can you quiet your child? He’s making lots of noise.
  2. To become quiet or calm. intransitive
    — When you quiet, we can start talking.
形容词 adj.
  1. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
    — I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
  2. Having little motion or activity; calm.
    — the sea was quiet
  3. Not busy, of low quantity.
    — The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning.
  4. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
    — He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
  5. Not showy; undemonstrative.
    — a quiet dress
  6. Requiring little or no interaction.
    — a quiet install
感叹词 intj.
  1. Be quiet.
    — Quiet! The children are sleeping.

词形变化

quieter comparative more quiet comparative quietest superlative most quiet superlative quiets present,singular,third-person quieting participle,present quieted participle,past quieted past quiets plural

词汇关系

近义词
faint hushed low muffled quiet quiet as a grave quiet as a mouse quiet as a church mouse soft still stifled tranquil
反义词
noisy silent
上位词
audible
下位词
hoarse husky inaudible mousy whispered
衍生词
all quiet on the Western Front be quiet bequiet dead quiet nonquiet overquiet Quaalude quiet as a church mouse quiet as a grave quiet as a snowflake quiet as the grave quiet carriage quiet coyote quiet coyote gesture quiet cracking quieten quiet firing quiet fox quiet fox gesture quietful quiet hands quiet hiring quiet horror quietish quietistic quietless quietlike quiet luxury quietly quiet move quietness quiet quit quiet quitting quiet revolution quiet room quietsome quiet storm quietway quiet zone radioquiet say the quiet part loud say the quiet part out loud so quiet one could hear a pin drop so quiet you can hear a pin drop superquiet
相关词
gentle susurrant susurrous

词源

词源 1
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
词源 2
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
词源 3
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
词源 4
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
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