首页英语词典silentsilent英英释意

silent

英 ['saɪlənt] 美['saɪlənt]
  • adj. 沉默的;寂静的;无记载的
  • n. 无声电影

英英释意


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. indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;
"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