soundless + noun
多用于文学描写,强调缺乏声音。
A soundless scream echoed in her mind.
无声的尖叫在她脑海中回响。
无声的;寂静的
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无声的;寂静的
Without sound; silent.
A soundless scream echoed in her mind.
无声的尖叫在她脑海中回响。
无声的;没有声音的。
Without sound.
无法探测或测量的;深不可测的。
Not capable of being sounded or fathomed.
The forest was soundless at dawn.
黎明时分,森林寂静无声。
She moved with soundless footsteps across the room.
她迈着无声的脚步穿过房间。
The night was so soundless that she could hear her own heartbeat.
那个夜晚如此寂静,她都能听见自己的心跳。
多用于文学描写,强调缺乏声音。
A soundless scream echoed in her mind.
无声的尖叫在她脑海中回响。
描述状态或环境。
The forest was soundless at midnight.
午夜时分,森林一片寂静。
Not this
She walked soundless.
Use this
She walked soundlessly.
'soundless' 是形容词,不能修饰动词。应使用副词形式'soundlessly'。
Not this
The room soundless after everyone left.
Use this
The room is soundless after everyone left.
中文常省略系动词,但英语中形容词作表语时需要系动词'is'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
寂静的夜晚
They sat together in the soundless night.
他们在寂静的夜晚坐在一起。
无声的脚步
She crept down the stairs with soundless footsteps.
她悄无声息地走下楼梯。
无声的飞行
The owl's soundless flight amazed the children.
猫头鹰无声的飞行让孩子们惊叹。
深不可测的深处
The ocean floor lay at soundless depths, far beyond the reach of their instruments.
海床位于深不可测的深处,远远超出仪器的探测范围。
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拆成 sound(声音)+ less(无):没有声音,像深海一样寂静;再联想深海难以探测,所以又有“深不可测”的意思。
语域:neutral 常见场景:书面描写、文学文本、正式或比喻语境 soundless 通常用于书面语,尤其是描写环境安静或物体无声音的情景;日常口语中更常说 silent 或 noiseless。表示“深不可测”的含义时,多出现在正式或比喻性表达中。
Soundless /ˈsaʊndləs/ rhymes with groundless /ˈɡraʊndləs/ and boundless /ˈbaʊndləs/: all share the final /aʊndləs/ sound. Endless /ˈendləs/, mindless /ˈmaɪndləs/, friendless /ˈfrɛndləs/, and childless /ˈtʃaɪldləs/ only share the -less suffix and are spelling lookalikes, not true rhymes.
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