英 [ˈsaɪlənt] 美 [ˈsaɪlənt]
adj. （人）安静的，沉默的；沉默寡言的，不爱说话的；（事物）无声的，寂静的；（情感、行为等）不用言语表达的，默默的；只字不提的，不愿讲的；（电影）无声的；（字母）不发音的；（疾病或问题等）悄然的，无症状的
比较级more silent
最高级most silent
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ CET4 TEM4
形容词 Someone who is silent is not speaking. 沉默的
Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words.
特里希一言不发，因为她不愿意把她的想法说出来。
He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit.
他不会说英语，在整个参观中一言不发。
副词 沉默地
She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake.
她和内德默默地坐了片刻，享受着那湖泊的宁静。
形容词 A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. 寂静的
The room was silent except for the TV.
除了电视的声音，那房间里寂静无声。
副词 寂静地
Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness.
奇怪的影子在几乎永远的黑暗中静静地移动。
形容词 A silent movie has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds. (电影) 无声的
...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.
…查理·卓别林著名的无声电影之一。
习语 If you give someone the silent treatment, you do not speak to them for a period of time because you are annoyed at something they have done. 长期不跟某人说话
He fully expected his mother to give him the silent treatment.
他完全预料得到他母亲会长时间不跟他讲话。
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
gave silent consent
同义词： implied / tacit / understood
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
a silent dog whistle
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From the analysis of human relations, I can see that she writes two muted stories of women, in which women are silent and absent.
通过分析人们关系,我们可以看出她写了两个沉默的故事。 在这两个故事中女性是沉默的,缺席的。
无症状的，隐性的
不发音的
无声的
沉默的
... still静止的、不动的，指没有运动的一种状态; silent寂静的、不出声的;不发表意见的，指无声或不讲话。 concern vt.(使)担忧;涉及;关系到;n.担心;关注;(利害)关系 ...
... 基酸密码的简并性，许多第3位置和一些第1位置的碱基受到的限制较小，在这些位 置发生的替代（置换）被称为是 沉默的 （ Silent ），它们的改变并不影响所编码的氨 基酸，因此，这些较少受到限制的密码子位点的进化速率比较高，而且不同线粒体 蛋白基因的沉默...
... sight n.视力;见;情景 silent a.沉默的;寂静无声的 simple a.简单的;朴素的 ...
...的智能化是不需要按键的，而是一个 "Servould like-仆役"：不需要人的控制，不需要指令，系统会安安静静地实践---Silent(无声的)，它会根据仆人的情况主动做出回响反映。而智能家居系统隐躲在建筑物内里，默默为人们任职。
The three men remained silent.
这3个人保持沉默。
The house was unnaturally silent.
房子异常地寂静。
Owen has been uncharacteristically silent.
欧文一反常态地保持着沉默。
The others in the room grew silent. I had knocked down one of their warriors with only my hand.
VOA : special.2010.07.17
And, it follows from him that political liberty means the freedom to act where the law is silent, as he says.
而他的政治自由意味着,我们可以在法律所认可的范畴内,享有充分的行动自由。
政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
If you look really carefully, you could find it was not a single line but two lines, and Bohr is silent on such matters.
如果你仔细观察的话，会发现这是两条谱线而非一条，对这一研究，波尔不得不沉默。
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His first version of the historic film "The Ten Commandments" was a huge success among silent films in nineteen twenty-three.
VOA : special.2009.05.31
That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself are silent.
VOA : special.2009.06.11
Why would the presence of a silent cell phone inflict such a heavy toll?
At the Pol Pot reservoir, Sopheng was silent, staring at the water and the horizon beyond.
The falcons sit like silent sentries, eerily still on wooden perches, their heads encased by hoods.