Word · Frequency #2297
Fully loadedsilentest
寂静的；安静的
silentest is the superlative of silent.
Free from sound or noise; perfectly quiet.
- 1.
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
没有声音或噪音；完全静止；非常安静。
- 2.
marked by absence of sound
没有声音的
- 3.
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
不说话的；缄默的；沉默寡言的。
- 4.
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
在预期中未说话或沟通的
- 5.
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
静止的；不活跃的；平静的；不受打扰的。
- 6.
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
通过行为或陈述暗示的
- 7.
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
不发音的；没有声音的；静止的。
- 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
In use
The library was completely silent, with only the sound of pages turning.
He remained silent during the meeting, listening carefully to others.
The silent film was accompanied by live piano music.
a silent house
the witness remained silent
gave silent consent
be silent
描述状态，后常接副词如completely、totally。
The audience was completely silent during the performance.
表演期间观众完全安静。
remain silent
强调持续保持安静或不说话，常与about搭配。
Connections
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
- The silent majority often does not express their opinions publicly.沉默的大多数通常不公开表达自己的意见。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
默片（silent film）没有声音，silent即‘安静的’。
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。
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/).
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。
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。
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。
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