silence

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The absence of any sound. uncountable,usually
    — When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.
  2. The act of refraining from speaking. uncountable,usually
    — "You have the right to silence," said the police officer.
  3. Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings. uncountable,usually
    — During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.
动词 v.
  1. To make (someone or something) silent. transitive
    — Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
  2. To repress the expression of something. transitive
    — Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced.
  3. To suppress criticism, etc. transitive
    — Silence the critics.
  4. To block gene expression.
  5. To murder. euphemistic
    — They, and others through the years, believed Ruby must have acted on his own since there was no logic to the supposition that anyone could trust an uncontrollable, unreliable loudmouth like Ruby to silence Oswald.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Be silent. imperative
    — Silence! Enough of your insolence!

词形变化

silences plural silences present,singular,third-person silencing participle,present silenced participle,past silenced past

词汇关系

近义词
inaudibility quietness black noise crickets hush noiselessness quiet roo silence stillness soundlessness whistness
反义词
audibility loudness vocality sound speech talk
上位词
lack of sensation peace
下位词
deafening silence radio silence
衍生词
argument from silence blue code of silence blue wall of silence break silence break the silence code of silence cone of silence conspiracy of silence dead silence deafening silence election silence in silence loud silence moment of silence nonsilence right to silence pact of silence radio silence silence camp silence is consent silence is golden silence is oppression silence is violence speech is silver, silence is golden suffer in silence tower of silence two-minute silence wall of silence desilence nonsilencing outsilence resilence silenceable silencer unsilence
相关词
silent code of silence cone of silence conspiracy of silence omertà one could hear a pin drop quiet as a mouse Sicilian code silent as the grave silent as the tomb wall of silence be quiet make silent stop talking quiet noise loud deaf audible

词源

词源 1
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
词源 2
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
词源 3
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
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