quiet
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈkwaɪ.ət]
- 美式音标 [ˈkwaɪ.ət]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.清静的
- vt.& vi.安静下来,使…安静,平静
- vt.减轻(病痛、疑虑、恐惧等)
- prep.克制的,稳重的,不张扬的
- n.宁静
- adv.安静地,平静地
词源解说
- 1300年左右进入英语,直接源自古法语的quiete;最初源自古典拉丁语的quies,意为休息,安静的。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- quietist:寂静主义的。
- adv性质的同根词
- quietly:安静地;秘密地;平稳地。
- n性质的同根词
- quietness:平静,安静。
- quietude:平静;寂静;沉着。
- quietism:寂静主义;清静无为。
- quietist:寂静主义者。
- vi性质的同根词
- quieten:变安静。
- vt性质的同根词
- quieten:抚慰;使安静。
用法辨析
- quiet的基本意思是“静”,修饰事物时一般表示“静止不动的,没有声音的”。修饰人时一般表示“安静的”,修饰颜色、服装时一般表示“淡雅的”。
- quiet在句中可用作定语、表语或状语。
- quiet的比较级为quieter,最高级为quietest。
- quiet用作名词的意思是“平静”,用作动词时意思是“使变得平静”,引申表示“使缓解”“使减轻”。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。用作不及物动词时,常与副词down连用。
- quiet用作名词的意思是“安静,寂静,宁静”,是不可数名词。
adj. (形容词)
v. (动词)
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- It was a warm, quiet, drowsy afternoon.
那是一个暖和、寂静而令人昏昏欲睡的下午。 - Be quiet!I'm telephoning.
小声点!我正在打电话。 - She is quiet in her demeanor.
她举止文静。 - It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
安静得连掉一根针的声音都听得见。 - They came back quiet and cheerless.
他们回来了,闷闷不乐。 - The principal tried to quiet the students.
校长试图让学生们安静下来。 - Quiet is requested for the benefit of those who have retired.
为了那些退休人员,请大家安静。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
S+be+~+that-clause
用作状语
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- absolutely quiet 绝对安静
- quite quiet 相当安静
- quiet sb 's suspicions 消除某人的疑虑
- quiet the engine 使发动机熄火
- quiet the headache 使头痛减轻
- quiet the students 让学生们安静下来
- quiet moodily 心情平静
用作形容词 (adj.)
副词+~
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- making very little noise
- the state of being silent
- to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy
- Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.
- quietly
- If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there.
- quietness
- If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble.
- quietly
- Quiet is silence.
- If you are quiet, you are not saying anything.
- quietly
- A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset.
- &rarrsee quieten , quieten
- If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it.
- If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
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专业释义
- 静态
- 确定(产权等):
- 安静
- 安静