silent 音标拼音: [s'ɑɪlənt]
a . 沉默的,安静的,寂静的,矜持的,缄默的
沈默的,安静的,寂静的,矜持的,缄默的
silent adj 1 :
marked by absence of sound ; "
a silent house "; "
soundless footsteps on the grass "; "
the night was still " [
synonym :
{
silent }, {
soundless }, {
still }]
2 :
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to ; "
the witness remained silent " [
synonym : {
mum }, {
silent }]
3 :
implied by or inferred from actions or statements ; "
gave silent consent "; "
a tacit agreement "; "
the understood provisos of a custody agreement " [
synonym : {
silent }, {
tacit },
{
understood }]
4 :
not made to sound ; "
the silent `
h '
at the beginning of `
honor '"; "
in French certain letters are often unsounded "
[
synonym : {
silent }, {
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 [
synonym : {
dumb },
{
mute }, {
silent }]
Silent \
Si "
lent \,
n .
That which is silent ;
a time of silence . [
R .] "
The silent of the night ." --
Shak .
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Silent \
Si "
lent \,
a . [
L .
silens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
of silere to be silent ;
akin to Goth .
ana -
silan .]
1 .
Free from sound or noise ;
absolutely still ;
perfectly quiet .
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How silent is this town ! --
Shak .
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2 .
Not speaking ;
indisposed to talk ;
speechless ;
mute ;
taciturn ;
not loquacious ;
not talkative .
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Ulysses ,
adds he ,
was the most eloquent and most silent of men . --
Broome .
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This new -
created world ,
whereof in hell Fame is not silent . --
Milton .
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3 .
Keeping at rest ;
inactive ;
calm ;
undisturbed ;
as ,
the wind is silent . --
Parnell .
Sir W .
Raleigh .
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4 . (
Pron .)
Not pronounced ;
having no sound ;
quiescent ;
as ,
e is silent in "
fable ."
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5 .
Having no effect ;
not operating ;
inefficient . [
R .]
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Cause . . .
silent ,
virtueless ,
and dead . --
Sir W .
Raleigh .
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{
Silent partner }.
See {
Dormant partner },
under {
Dormant }.
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Syn :
Mute ;
taciturn ;
dumb ;
speechless ;
quiet ;
still .
See {
Mute },
and {
Taciturn }.
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91 Moby Thesaurus words for "
silent ":
aphonic ,
brief ,
brusque ,
calm ,
checked ,
close ,
close -
lipped ,
close -
tongued ,
closemouthed ,
concise ,
curbed ,
curt ,
dumb ,
echoless ,
economical of words ,
hush as death ,
hushed ,
implicit ,
implied ,
inactive ,
inarticulate ,
inaudible ,
incoherent ,
indisposed to talk ,
inhibited ,
laconic ,
mousy ,
mum ,
mute ,
muted ,
noiseless ,
pacific ,
passive ,
peaceful ,
placid ,
quiescent ,
quiet ,
reserved ,
restrained ,
reticent ,
secretive ,
serene ,
short ,
sleeping ,
snug ,
soundless ,
sparing of words ,
speechless ,
still ,
still as death ,
stilly ,
subaudible ,
tacit ,
taciturn ,
terse ,
tight -
lipped ,
tongue -
tied ,
tranquil ,
unagitated ,
unarticulated ,
uncommunicative ,
undeclared ,
understood ,
undisturbed ,
unexpressed ,
unhearable ,
unloquacious ,
unmentioned ,
unproclaimed ,
unpronounced ,
unpublished ,
unrecorded ,
unruffled ,
unsaid ,
unsociable ,
unsounded ,
unspoken ,
unstated ,
unsung ,
untalkative ,
untalked -
of ,
untold ,
untroubled ,
unuttered ,
unvocalized ,
unvoiced ,
unwritten ,
voiceless ,
whist ,
word -
bound ,
wordless
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