stillness
UK/'stɪlnɪs/US/'stilnis/
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Definitions
n.
The quality of being calm, quiet, and without movement
静止；寂静；平静
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstillroot
+
-nessstate, quality
=stillness
still (motionless, quiet) + -ness (state of) = the state of being still. Germanic still is a cognate of the stand family — both go back to PIE *steh₂- 'stand.'
Common Collocations
- 1.inner stillness内心的平静
- 2.eerie stillness令人不安的寂静
- 3.stillness of the night夜的静谧
- 4.profound stillness深沉的宁静
Example Sentences
- 1.
A deep stillness settled over the forest at dusk.
- 2.
She sat in stillness, listening to her own breathing.