silence
- IPA[ˈsaɪləns]
美式
英式
- 寂靜；沉默
- 使不出聲；壓制
過去式：silenced 過去分詞：silenced 現在分詞：silencing
名詞複數：silences
- 釋義
- 同反義
名詞
- 1. 寂靜 silence fell 安靜下來 silence reigns 一片寂靜
- 2. 沉默 silence please! 請安靜！ to call for silence 要求保持安靜
- 3. 緘默 to break one's silence 打破沉默
- 4. 不聲張 to buy sb.'s silence 花錢讓某人保密
及物動詞
- 1. 使不出聲 to silence the enemy's guns 把敵人的槍炮打啞
- 2. 壓制 the government has passed new laws to silence the radical press 政府已通過了新法令來壓制激進的新聞媒體
同義詞
1. complete absence of sound
- quietness
- , quiet
- , quietude
- , still
- , stillness
- , hush
- , tranquillity
- , noiselessness
- , soundlessness
- , peace
- , peacefulness
- , peace and quiet
2. the fact or state of abstaining from speech
- speechlessness
- , wordlessness
- , voicelessness
- , dumbness
- , muteness
- , taciturnity
- , reticence
- , uncommunicativeness
- , unresponsiveness
3. the avoidance of mentioning or discussing something
4. cause to become silent; prohibit or prevent from speaking
- quieten
- , quiet
- , hush
- , shush
- , still
- , gag
- , muzzle
- , censor
- , stifle
- , stop
- , put an end to
- , put a stop to
- , cut short
- , suppress
5. fit (a gun or an exhaust system) with a silencer
- muffle
- , deaden
- , soften
- , mute
- , smother
- , dampen
- , damp down
- , tone down
- , mask
- , suppress
- , reduce
- , abate
- , extinguish
- , kill
反義詞
「1. complete absence of sound」的反義字
「2. the fact or state of abstaining from speech」的反義字
「3. the avoidance of mentioning or discussing something」的反義字
「4. cause to become silent; prohibit or prevent from speaking」的反義字
「5. fit (a gun or an exhaust system) with a silencer」的反義字
