silent的经典引文是：He could..work better when she talked than when she was silent.出自：G. Greene。silent的详尽释义是adj.(形容词)无声的， 不作声的沉默的，寡言的不活动的【语】不发音的【医】无症状的未说出的，未言明的，未提及的，未谈及的静止的寂静的，安静的，寂静无声的未记述的不提供情况的拒绝讲的。silent副词:silently；名词:silentness。
一、详尽释义点此查看silent的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.沉默的;不说话的
Someone who issilent is not speaking.
e.g. Trish wassilent 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 completelysilent 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 asilent 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 issilent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that issilent makes no sound at all.
e.g. The room wassilent 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 fallensilent.
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 issilent 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 noticeablysilent 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 becomesilent 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
Asilent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.
e.g. The attacker still stood there, watching her withsilent 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 asilent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈祷以表谢意。
6.(电影)无声的
Asilent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.
e.g. ...one of the famoussilent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓别林著名的默片之一
e.g. ...comedy stars of thesilent era.
默片时代的喜剧明星们
7.(单词中的字母)不发音的
Asilent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.
三、网络解释
1. (无声)：声 音: 单声道(Mono) 无声(Silent)<>片长一小时四十五分钟. 故事发生的时间与地点非常集中,但人物众多,在大饭店这个舞台上以交错形式展现了各种不同的人生与性格,影片的主要角色均由米高梅(MGM)最佳的明星出演,
2. 安静：全新的全数码冰箱控制系统,配合7个环境传感器全面收集数码信息,使保鲜效果达到最佳状态,并设有快速制冷(QUICK)、加速制冷(SPEED)、安静(SILENT)、睡眠(SLEEP)等模式.
四、例句
Would you be good enough to keep silent?
请你保持安静好吗？
The old house was quite silent.
这所旧房子非常寂静。
We sailed into a beautiful and silent bay.
我们驶进一个美丽而安静的海湾。
She was a silent girl, cool and remote.
她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。
I represent the silent majority.
我代表沉默的大多数。
If you are arrested you have the right to remain silent.
如果你被捕，你有权保持沉默。
She was blind to the silent worship in his eyes.
她没有发觉他眼里流露出的无声的敬慕之情。
五、常用短语
六、词汇搭配
七、词义辨析
silent的相关近义词
idle、noiseless、quiet、soundless、wordless
silent的相关反义词
active、declared、excited、lively、noisy
silent的相关临近词
silica、silence、silents、silently、silent DNA、silentiary、silent cop、silent gap、silent hit、silent way、silent fan、silentious