silent

adj

1. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Synonym: dumbmute

2. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

e.g. a silent dog whistle

3. not made to sound

e.g. the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
in French certain letters are often unsounded

Synonym: unsounded

4. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

e.g. the witness remained silent

Synonym: mum

5. implied by or inferred from actions or statements

e.g. gave silent consent
a tacit agreement
the understood provisos of a custody agreement

Synonym: tacitunderstood

6. marked by absence of sound

e.g. a silent house
soundless footsteps on the grass
the night was still

Synonym: soundlessstill

1. 沉默的;不说话的
Someone who is silent is not speaking.

e.g. Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...
特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。
e.g. He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit...
他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。

2. 寡言少语的;很少说话的;不爱说话的
If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.

e.g. He was a serious, silent man.
他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。

3. 无声的;寂静的;不出声的
A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all.

e.g. The room was silent except for John's crunching...
屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。
e.g. The heavy guns have again fallen silent.
重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。

4. 只字不提的;不愿讲的
If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.

e.g. Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father...
道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。
e.g. The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti.
最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。

5. (情感、行为等)无声的，不用言语表达的
A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.

e.g. The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt...
袭击者还站在那里，用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。
e.g. She offered a silent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈祷以表谢意。

6. (电影)无声的
A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.

e.g. ...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓别林著名的默片之一
e.g. ...comedy stars of the silent era.
默片时代的喜剧明星们

7. (单词中的字母)不发音的
A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.

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