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silent

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

adj. 沉默的；寂静的；无记载的
n. 无声电影

英英释意

1. marked by absence of sound;: "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;: "the witness remained silent"

3. indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;: "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"

4. not made to sound;: "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"

5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;: "a silent dog whistle"

6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness