Word · Frequency #10585
stillness
宁静；静止；不动
the quality or state of being still; absence of movement or sound
- 1.
The quality or state of being still.
静止的状态或性质
- 2.
(poetic) tranquil silence
宁静的沉默
- 3.
Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
惯常沉默；寡言
- 4.
calmness without winds
无风的平静
- 5.
a state of no motion or movement
没有运动或移动的状态
无风；风平浪静；静谧；静寂；沉默寡言；缄默；静止的状态或性质；宁静的沉默
In use
The stillness of the forest was broken only by a distant bird.
She sat by the lake, enjoying the stillness of the early morning.
After the wind stopped, an unusual stillness filled the air.
stillness + be + adj
静止+be+形容词
The stillness was profound.
这种静止是深沉的。
feel/experience + stillness
感受/体验+静止
She felt a deep stillness in the forest.
她在森林中感受到深深的沉静。
in + stillness
在+静止中
In the stillness, you could hear your own heartbeat.
Connections
Collocations
- absolute stillness
- 绝对的静止
- The room was filled with absolute stillness.房间里充满了绝对的寂静。
- dead stillness
- 死寂
- There was a dead stillness in the forest.森林里一片死寂。
- deep stillness
- 深深的沉静
- The deep stillness of the lake at dawn was calming.黎明时湖水的深沉寂静令人平静。
- eerie stillness
- 诡异的寂静
- An eerie stillness settled over the abandoned town.一种诡异的寂静笼罩着废弃的小镇。
- peaceful stillness
- 宁静
- She enjoyed the peaceful stillness of the early morning.她享受清晨的宁静。
- stillness of night
Learner notes
Memory Tip
still（静止）+ ness（名词后缀）→ 静止的状态；想象湖面无风，‘静止’得能听到自己的心跳。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary prose、nature writing、everyday descriptions of quiet places stillness 在英语中多用于书面语和文学性描述，如描写自然风景的安静或内心平静；日常口语中也会出现，但相对正式、带有含蓄的意味。用汉语表达时通常可译为“静止；沉静”，具体搭配需看语境。
Grammar Note
抽象名词通常不可数，但复数形式"stillnesses"可用于指多种静止状态或事件。
Pronunciation & Spelling
stillness 的重读部分为 /stɪl/，后缀 -ness 读 /nəs/。完全同韵的词：illness /ˈɪlnəs/。still /stɪl/ 和 stilts /stɪlts/ 开头读音相同但结尾不同，不押韵；stile /staɪl/ 拼写近似，但元音为 /aɪ/，注意区分。
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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.