silent

英 ['sa?l?nt] 美['sa?l?nt]
  • adj. 沉默的；寂靜的；無(wú)記載的
  • n. 無(wú)聲電影

英英釋意

1. marked by absence of sound;
"a silent house"
"soundless footsteps on the grass"
"the night was still"
2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;
"the witness remained silent"
3. indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;
"gave silent consent"
"a tacit agreement"
"the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
4. not made to sound;
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"
"in French certain letters are often unsounded"
5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;
"a silent dog whistle"
6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness