Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2297
Fully loadedsilent
寂静的；安静的
核心释义
Free from sound or noise; perfectly quiet.
- 1.
没有声音或噪音；完全静止；非常安静。
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- 2.
没有声音的
marked by absence of sound
- 3.
不说话的；缄默的；沉默寡言的。
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- 4.
在预期中未说话或沟通的
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
- 5.
静止的；不活跃的；平静的；不受打扰的。
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
- 6.
通过行为或陈述暗示的
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- 7.
不发音的；没有声音的；静止的。
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
- 8.
沉默的；不说话的；寡言的；不发音的；静音的；静止的；平静的；不活跃的；心照不宣的；隐含的
用法In use
The library was completely silent, with only the sound of pages turning.
用法提示：silent 作为形容词，描述图书馆没有声音的状态。
He remained silent during the meeting, listening carefully to others.
用法提示：silent 作为形容词，描述人不说话的状态。
The silent film was accompanied by live piano music.
用法提示：silent 作为形容词，修饰 film，指没有对白或声音的影片。
a silent house
the witness remained silent
gave silent consent
be silent
描述状态，后常接副词如completely、totally。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- silent night
- 寂静的夜晚
- The city was a silent night after the storm.暴风雨过后，城市一片寂静的夜晚。
- silent treatment
- 冷落；不理睬
- She gave him the silent treatment after the argument.争论后她对他采取冷落态度。
- remain silent
- 保持沉默
- He chose to remain silent during the meeting.他选择在会上保持沉默。
- silent film
- 无声电影
- Charlie Chaplin starred in many silent films.查理·卓别林主演了许多无声电影。
- silent majority
- 沉默的大多数
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
默片（silent film）没有声音，silent即‘安静的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于描述没有声音的环境或人不说话的状态，语气中性，常见于图书馆、电影院等安静场所，也可用于社交场合中某人保持沉默。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the spelling '-ent' but have different stressed vowels and consonant clusters, so they do not rhyme with 'silent' (pronounced /ˈsaɪlənt/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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