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IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160

silent

adjective
 
/ˈsaɪlənt/
/ˈsaɪlənt/
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  1.  
     where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound無聲的；安靜的；不喧鬧的 synonym quiet
    • At last the traffic fell silent.車輛的喧嚣終於消逝了。
    • The streets were silent and deserted.大街小巷寂無一人。
    Extra Examples
    • The new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽車幾乎沒有噪聲。
    • As darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent.夜幕降臨後，炮聲歸於沉寂。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • dead
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    See full entry
  2.  
     (of a person人) not speaking不說話的；沉默的
    • to remain/stay/keep silent保持沉默
    • As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕啓時，觀衆安靜下來。
    • He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry).他對我不予理睬。
    • Half the room went silent and turned to see what was happening.半個房間靜悄悄的，轉過頭去看發生了什麽事。
    • They huddled together in silent groups.他們一群群地圍在一起，默不作聲。
    • The mayor was silent for a moment. 市長沉默了一會。
    Extra Examples
    • Len remained obstinately silent.萊恩固執地一言不發。
    • She sat silent throughout the meal.吃飯時她靜靜地坐着，沒說一句話。
    • I could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。
    • The room grew silent as the men entered.這些人一進來房間裏就變得鴉雀無聲。
    • We were asked to remain silent for two minutes.我們被要求保持兩分鐘的沉默。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • dead
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    See full entry
  3.  
     [only before noun] not expressed with words or sound不用言語表達的；無聲的
    • a silent prayer/protest默禱；無聲的抗議
    • They nodded in silent agreement.他們默默地點頭表示同意。
  4. (of a letter in a word單詞中的字母) written but not pronounced不發音的
    • The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent.lamb 中的 b 不發音。
  5. [only before noun] (of old films/movies過去的電影) with pictures but no sound無聲的；無聲電影的
    • a silent film/movie無聲電影
    • stars of the silent screen無聲電影時代的明星
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  6. [only before noun] (especially of a man尤指男人) not talking very much很少說話的；不愛說話的；少言寡語的 synonym quiet
    • He's the strong silent type.他是那種強悍而沉默寡言的人。
  7. silent (on/about something) not giving information about something; refusing to speak about something不提供情況的；未談及的；拒絕講的
    • The report is strangely silent on this issue.很奇怪，報告對這個問題避而不談。
    • the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)沉默權
    Extra Examples
    • They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.對於他們的意圖，他們一直沒有透露過一個字。
    • This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.這個話題官方文件避而不談，不是個祥兆。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • dead
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    See full entry
    8. Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem沉默；看似安靜▸➤become, fall, go, grow變得安靜；陷入沉默◇The crowd fell silent as she began to speak.她開始說話時，人群安靜了下來。◇The room grew silent as the men entered.這些人一進來房間裏就變得鴉雀無聲。➤keep, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay保持沉默；一片寂靜；靜靜地坐着；一言不發地站着◇I could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。◇The street lay silent and deserted.街上空無一人，一片寂靜。◇She sat silent throughout the meal.吃飯時她靜靜地坐着，沒說一句話。ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, dead (informal, especially NAmE) , entirely, perfectly, totally, utterly寂靜無聲；鴉雀無聲；死一樣沉寂；萬籟俱寂；很安靜▸➤almost, nearly, virtually幾近無聲◇The new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽車幾乎沒有噪聲。➤largely, mostly大部份人都保持沉默◇an issue about which the researchers are largely silent研究人員大都保持沉默的話題➤notably, remarkably尤其／特別安靜▸➤curiously, uncharacteristically, unusually稀奇地安靜；異樣地沉默；不尋常地安靜▸➤deadly, eerily, oddly, strangely, unnaturally死一樣地沉寂；可怕地沉寂；出奇地靜；反常地安靜◇The street was strangely silent.這條街道異常地安靜。➤ominously不祥地寂靜◇This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.這個話題官方文件避而不談，不是個祥兆。➤resolutely, stubbornly堅決不作聲；固執地保持沉默◇Len remained resolutely silent.萊恩固執地一言不發。PREPOSITION➤about就⋯保持緘默◇They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.對於他們的意圖，他們一直沒有透露過一個字。➤on對⋯隻字不提◇The report was silent on that subject.報告對那個問題隻字未提。
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent adj.
⇨ silent (fall silent) ⇨ quiet 1 (silent streets) ⇨ quiet 2 (a silent prayer) ⇨ quiet 3 (the strong, silent type) silent

adjective

silent ♦︎ speechless ♦︎ dumb ♦︎ mute ♦︎ inarticulateThese words all describe a person who does not or cannot speak, or an action that is not expressed in words. 這些詞均表示不說話的、說不出話的、無聲的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆speechless / dumb / inarticulate with rage / anger■ silent (of a person) not speaking （人）不說話的，沉默的◆They huddled together in silent groups.他們一群群擠在一起，默不作聲。◆As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕啓時，觀衆安靜了下來。▸ silently

adverb

◆They marched silently through the streets.他們在大街上默默地行進。■ speechless unable to speak, especially because you are extremely angry or surprised （尤因非常生氣或驚訝）說不出話的◆Laura was speechless with rage.勞拉氣得說不出話來。◆His words left her speechless.他的話讓她無言以對。■ dumb dʌm not speaking 不說話的；說不出話的◆We were all struck dumb with amazement.我們都驚訝得說不出話來。◆We all sat there in dumb silence.我們都坐在那裏，默不作聲。ⓘ Dumb also means 'unable to speak'. * dumb也可表示“啞的、不能說話的”◆She was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聾又啞。However, this meaning of dumb is old-fashioned and can be offensive. 不過，dumb的這個含義已經過時，會有冒犯的意味。 ▸ dumbly

adverb

◆'Are you all right?' Lucy nodded dumbly.“你沒事吧？”露西默默地點了點頭。■ mute (literary) not speaking or making a sound; not expressed in words or sounds; unable to speak 沉默的；不出聲的；無聲的；啞的◆The child sat mute in the corner of the room.那孩子坐在屋子的角落裏，一聲不吭。◆She gave him a look of mute appeal.她向他擺出一副默默請求的表情。◆The film concerns a mute Scottish widow and her passion for music.這部電影講的是一個蘇格蘭啞巴寡婦以及她對音樂的熱愛。▸ mutely

adverb

◆He nodded mutely.他默默地點了點頭。NOTE 辨析 Dumb or mute?In the meaning 'unable to speak', both dumb and mute are rather old-fashioned, and dumb can be offensive. An acceptable alternative is speech-impaired, but this is not at all frequent, and the phrase 'unable to speak' is often used instead. 表示“啞的”之義時，dumb和mute都已過時，而且dumb可能有冒犯的意味。speech-impaired（有語言障礙）是個可接受的替代詞，但很少用，而經常用短語unable to speak來表達這個意思◆The 2nd Duke of Montrose was deaf and unable to speak.第二任蒙特羅斯公爵又聾又啞。 ■ inarticulate ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt; NAmE ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪk (rather formal) (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily; (of speech) not using clear words; not expressed clearly （人）不善於表達的，不善於說話的；（講話）詞不達意的，表達得不清楚的◆You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.你不能指望一個不善表達的孩子在法庭上爲自己辯護。◆She was inarticulate with rage.她氣得語無倫次。◆He gave a particularly inarticulate reply.他給了一個簡直不知所雲的答複。 OPP articulate ⇨ articulate
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent
Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
Not clear to the senses: faint, invisible, subtle...
Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...

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