| 正面 | 1831.silence 英 ['saɪləns]美 ['saɪləns]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 谐音“矮身的”→古代的（ancient）人身材都相当矮n. 沉默；寂静；缄默；不谈；无声状态vt. 使沉默；使安静；压制；消除噪音int. 安静！；别作声！ 例句： 1. There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.沉默持续了很长时间，而我父亲看上去面带愧色。 silence 安静，沉默，来自 silent,安静的，-ence,名词后缀。 silence (n.)c. 1200, "muteness, state of being silent," from Old French silence "state of being silent; absence of sound," from Latin silentium "a being silent," from silens, present participle of silere "be quiet or still," of unknown origin. Meaning "absence of sound" in English is from late 14c.silence (v.)1560s, intransitive, "become still or silent;" 1590s, transitive, "make silent," from silence (n.). Related: Silenced; silencing." |