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单词 silent
释义
Silent
adj satadj.allmarked by absence of sound
Synset:soundless still
Examples:
  • a silent house
  • soundless footsteps on the grass
  • the night was still
Antonyms:noisy
Derivationally Related Form:stillnesssilencesoundlessness
Inherited Hypernyms:silent
Similar to:quiet
adj satadj.allfailing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
Synset:mum
Examples:
  • the witness remained silent
Antonyms:communicative
Derivationally Related Form:mumsilence
Inherited Hypernyms:mum
Similar to:incommunicative uncommunicative
adj satadj.allimplied by or inferred from actions or statements
Synset:tacit understood
Examples:
  • gave silent consent
  • a tacit agreement
  • the understood provisos of a custody agreement
Antonyms:explicit
Inherited Hypernyms:silent
Similar to:implicit inexplicit
adj satadj.allnot made to sound
Synset:unsounded
Examples:
  • the silent 'h' at the beginning of 'honor'
  • in French certain letters are often unsounded
Antonyms:audible
Inherited Hypernyms:silent
Similar to:inaudible unhearable
adj satadj.allhaving a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
Examples:
  • a silent dog whistle
Antonyms:audible
Inherited Hypernyms:silent
Similar to:inaudible unhearable
adj satadj.allunable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synset:dumb mute
Antonyms:articulate
Derivationally Related Form:mutenessmute
Inherited Hypernyms:dumb
Similar to:inarticulate unarticulate
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