silent的语法

1. 无声的， 不作声的
2. 沉默的，寡言的
3. 不活动的
4. 【语】不发音的
5. 【医】无症状的
6. 未说出的，未言明的，未提及的，未谈及的
7. 静止的
8. 寂静的，安静的，寂静无声的
9. 未记述的
10. 不提供情况的
11. 拒绝讲的

1. 无声电影
2. 无声

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. implied by or inferred from actions or statements;

   "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

1.沉默的;不说话的
Someone who issilent is not speaking.

e.g. Trish wassilent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...
特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。
e.g. He spoke no English and was completelysilent during the visit...
他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。

2.寡言少语的;很少说话的;不爱说话的
If you describe someone as asilent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.

e.g. He was a serious,silent man.
他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。

3.无声的;寂静的;不出声的
A place that issilent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that issilent makes no sound at all.

e.g. The room wassilent except for John's crunching...
屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。
e.g. The heavy guns have again fallensilent.
重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。

4.只字不提的;不愿讲的
If someone issilent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.

e.g. Douglas was noticeablysilent about his feelings for his father...
道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。
e.g. The administration has recently becomesilent about abuses in Haiti.
最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。

5.(情感、行为等)无声的，不用言语表达的
Asilent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.

e.g. The attacker still stood there, watching her withsilent contempt...
袭击者还站在那里，用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。
e.g. She offered asilent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈祷以表谢意。

6.(电影)无声的
Asilent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.

e.g. ...one of the famoussilent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓别林著名的默片之一
e.g. ...comedy stars of thesilent era.
默片时代的喜剧明星们

7.(单词中的字母)不发音的
Asilent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.

1. His own cry, which clattered down the silent ravines, was borne back to his ears in the countless repetitions.
   他自己的叫声在寂静的山谷回响,一而再,再而三地传回到他耳中。
2. The cat moved on silent feet.
   那只猫无声地走动着。
3. It was a silent film.
   那是一部无声电影。
4. A silent movie doesn't mean it is motionless.
   无声电影并非没有动作。
5. She was a famous star of the silent movies.
   她是无声电影的明星。
6. He is a strong, silent type.
   他是个坚强沉默型的人。
7. He is a silent, thoughtful boy.
   他是一个沉默多思的孩子。
8. The “e” in“ time” is a silent letter.time
   中的e不发音。

1. It was deep silent in the forest.
   森林深处寂静无声。
2. He motioned to me to be silent.
   他打手势叫我别出声。
3. When it is operating, this dishwasher is almost silent.
   这种洗碟机工作时几乎不发出一点声响。
4. When he came, he was silent and moody, and after a few sarcastic remarks he went away.
   他来时默默无言,郁郁不乐,冷嘲热讽一通之后就走了。
5. He was silent at first, but soon he opened up and told us about his terrible experiences.
   他一开始沉默不语,但不久便开口讲起他那些可怕的经历。
6. Gradually he became silent.
   渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。
7. His voice choked at the painful memory and he fell silent.
   这些痛苦的回忆使他声音哽咽,他沉默下来。
8. Do you know when to keep silent?
   你知道什么时候该保持沉默吗?
9. There are a lot of rumors about him but he keeps silent and never hits back at anyone.
   有许多关于他的流言,可是他一直对此保持沉默,从不回击。
10. It is preferable to remain silent.
    保持沉默是上策。

1. His speech held them silent.
   他的演讲使他们寂静无声。

• He could..work better when she talked than when she was silent.

  出自：G. Greene

• Reginald was silent until they passed out of earshot; then he talked once more.

  出自：W. March

silent, calm, peaceful, quiet, still

这组形容词的共同意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。其区别在于:

1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:

The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。

Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。

Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。

He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。

Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。

2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:

The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。

We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。

His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。

We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。

She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。

silent, reticent, taciturn

这三个词都可表示“沉默寡言的”。其区别是：

silent指有沉默寡言的特点,只说必须说的话,但也可指在某一场合因为某种缘故而不说话; taciturn意为不爱说话,天性倾向于沉默; reticent意为不把所知道的事情说出,尤指对私事秘而不宣。例如:

He is a taciturn man who dislikes parties.他是一个不喜欢聚会、天性沉默寡言的人。

He is reticent about his early life.他对自己早年的生活秘而不宣。

quiet，calm，silent，still，noiseless，peaceful，serene

这些形容词均含“平静的，无声无息”之意。

quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。

calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。

silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。

still指平静而又安定的状态。

noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声，无声无息。

peaceful普通用词，指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。

serene（诗）纯静，清朗。