stillness

英 [ˈstɪlnəs]

美 [ˈstɪlnəs]

n.  静止; 安静; 宁静

复数：stillnesses　

CET6

BNC.10585 / COCA.11128

牛津词典

noun

• 静止；安静；宁静
  the quality of being quiet and not moving
  1. The sound of footsteps on the path broke the stillness.
     小路上的脚步声打破了宁静。

英英释义

noun

• (poetic) tranquil silence
  1. the still of the night
  Synonym:hushstill
• a state of no motion or movement
  1. the utter motionlessness of a marble statue
  Synonym:motionlessnesslifelessness
• calmness without winds
  Synonym:windlessness

双语例句

• The sound of footsteps on the path broke the stillness.
  小路上的脚步声打破了宁静。
• A clarion call broke the morning stillness.
  嘹亮的号角声打破了清晨的宁静。
• As thunder pierced the hollow stillness, I looked at Mother and suddenly knew her secret.
  隆隆雷声划破空谷中的静寂，我看着母亲，突然间发现了她的秘密。
• I created from a point of stillness through Light motion.
  我经由“光”之运动，从一个静止点而创造。
• His figures, too, had a medieval solidity, dignity and stillness about them.
  他的形状，也具有中世纪的坚固，端庄和沉静。
• His works have evolved toward themes of tradition colliding with modernity, wildness clashing with stillness.
  他的作品从传统与现代碰撞、野性与沉静冲突的主题演变而来。
• I do not believe that we have begun to understand the marvelous power there is in stillness.
  我不相信，我们已经了解在安静中的奇妙的能力了。
• The great tawny beast sprang to one side and then rolled over in the stillness of death.
  那只黄褐色的大兽跳向一边，翻滚了几下就一动不动地死去了。
• I climb down that ladder into my own hub of stillness.
  我爬下阶梯，进入自己的寂静中心。
• I just want to honor her voice, her stillness, and her hairstyle.
  我只是想学习她的声音，她的安静和她的发型。