Word · Frequency #19543
quietness
平静, 寂静
the property of making no sound
- 1.
Absence of sound; silence or hush.
无声；寂静或安静
- 2.
Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.
无干扰；平静、安宁或宁静。
无声；寂静或安静；无干扰；平静、安宁或宁静。；平静；寂静
In use
The quietness of the library helped me concentrate on my studies.
She enjoyed the quietness of the forest after a long hike.
The quietness of the early morning was broken only by birdsong.
quietness of [noun phrase]
The quietness of the library was soothing.
图书馆的寂静令人感到安慰。
[verb] the quietness
常用动词包括enjoy, appreciate, break, disturb等。
She enjoyed the quietness of the early morning.
她享受清晨的宁静。
in quietness
表示处于安静状态，常作状语。
He sat in quietness, contemplating the stars.
Connections
Collocations
- break the quietness
- 打破寂静
- A sudden knock broke the quietness of the library.突然的敲门声打破了图书馆的寂静。
- enjoy the quietness
- 享受宁静
- I went to the countryside to enjoy the quietness.我去了乡下享受宁静。
- a moment of quietness
- 片刻的宁静
- He paused for a moment of quietness before answering.回答前，他停下来享受了片刻的宁静。
- the quietness of the night
- 夜的寂静
- She likes the quietness of the night for studying.她喜欢在夜的寂静中学习。
- quietness of mind
- 心灵的宁静
- Meditation helps her find quietness of mind.冥想帮助她找到心灵的宁静。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
quiet（安静）+ ness（名词后缀）→ 寂静的状态；想象深夜图书馆里一片安静。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：written description、everyday speech quietness 多用于书面或文学描写，表示“安静、宁静”的状态；日常口语中更常说 quiet。正式或描述性语境中比较常见。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，表示状态或性质
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 /ˈkwaiətnis/ 完全押韵。这些词都以 -ness 结尾，读作 /nəs/，但因重读元音不同，并不押韵。其中 kindness、brightness、politeness 的重读元音也是 /aɪ/，但后面没有 quietness 中多出的 /ə/，只能算近似韵。注意拼写相似词 quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ 和 quite /kwaɪt/ 读音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.