silent
🇺🇸
/ˈsaɪlənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈsaɪlənt/
adjective
B1
very quiet, with no sound
The forest was silent at night.
夜晚的森林一片寂靜。
B1
not talking
The crowd fell silent when the speaker began.
演講者開始時，人群安靜了下來。
B1
shown without words or sound
They shared a silent understanding.
他們心有靈犀，無需言語。
R
written but not said
The 'k' in 'knight' is silent.
'knight'中的'k'不發音。
R
with pictures but no sound
We watched a silent movie.
我們看了一部無聲電影。
R
not talking much
He is a silent person who listens more than he speaks.
他是個沉默寡言的人，聽得多說得少。
R
not giving information
The document was silent about the costs.
這份文件對成本隻字未提。
translation
寂靜的, 沉默的, 無聲的, 不發音的, 話少的, 緘默的