stillness
UK/'stɪlnɪs/US/'stilnis/
六级A1
释义
n.
The quality of being calm, quiet, and without movement
静止;寂静;平静
词根拆分
原生英语stillroot
+
-ness状态,性质
=stillness
still(不动的、安静的)+ -ness(……的状态)= 静止状态。日耳曼语 still 与 stand 家族同源,都出自 PIE *steh₂-「站立」。
常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
A deep stillness settled over the forest at dusk.
黄昏时分,一片深沉的寂静笼罩了森林。
- 2.
She sat in stillness, listening to her own breathing.
她静静地坐着,聆听自己的呼吸。