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silence怎么读

音标:英 ['saɪləns] 美['saɪləns]

silence是什么意思

  • n. 沉默;寂静;缄默;不谈;无声状态
  • vt. 使沉默;使安静;压制;消除噪音
  • int. 安静!;别作声!

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silence的词态变化


第三人称单数: silences;过去式: silenced;过去分词: silenced;现在分词: silencing;

中文词源


silence 安静,沉默,

来自 silent,安静的,-ence,名词后缀。

英文词源


silence (n.)
c. 1200, "muteness, state of being silent," from Old French silence "state of being silent; absence of sound," from Latin silentium "a being silent," from silens, present participle of silere "be quiet or still," of unknown origin. Meaning "absence of sound" in English is from late 14c.
silence (v.)
1560s, intransitive, "become still or silent;" 1590s, transitive, "make silent," from silence (n.). Related: Silenced; silencing.

silence的双语例句


1. There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.
沉默持续了很长时间,而我父亲看上去面带愧色。

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2. There was silence at the other end of the line.
电话那头没有声音。

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3. Delegates sat in rapt silence as Mrs Fisher spoke.
费希尔夫人发言的时候,代表们都一言不发专心致志地听着。

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4. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。

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5. The silence was broken by the whirring of a helicopter.
直升机的嗡嗡声打破了沉寂。

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以上参考资料就是本英汉词典详细汇总的单词silence的翻译英语含义,如有错漏请向我们提供反馈意见。

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