silent是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 without any sound -- 寧靜的；寂靜的

  • The empty house was completely silent. 那棟空房子一片寂靜。

  • literary It was four o'clock in the morning and the streets were as silent as the grave (= completely silent). 那是淩晨四點，街道如墳墓一樣寂靜。

• 1 without talking -- 沈默的；緘默的

  • She whispered a silent prayer that her wounded brother would not die. 她默默地禱告，希望她受傷的兄弟不會死去。

  • The police officer told the criminal that he had the right to remain silent. 警官告訴罪犯他有權保持沈默。

  • He was silent on/about his plans for the future. 他對將來的計劃保持沈默。

  • Arthur has always been the strong, silent type (= a type of person, usually a man, who says very little). 亞瑟一直是那種堅強而寡言的人。

• 2 a setting on an electronic device that stops it from making a noise when it receives a message -- （電子設備）靜音

  • The show's about to start so I'm putting my phone on silent. 演出馬上開始了，我把電話改到了靜音。