quiet
quiet 英 [ˈkwaɪət] 美 [ˈkwaɪɪt]
adj. 安静的；安定的； n. 安静；和平
进行时:quieting 过去式:quieted 过去分词:quieted 第三人称单数:quiets 名词复数:quiets 比较级:quieter 最高级:quietest
- To be quiet means you don't make any noise. When you’re trying not to wake a sleeping lion, you will be quiet when you run by it.
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- adj. 安静的；安定的；
- n. 安静；和平
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1. her quiet voice
她那轻柔的声音
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2. a quieter, more efficient engine
一台声音更小、效率更高的发动机
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3. ‘Be quiet,’said the teacher.
“安静点！”老师说道。
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4. a quiet street
寂静的街道
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5. They lead a quiet life.
他们过着平静的生活。
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6. to have a quiet drink
悠闲地饮酒
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7. She was quiet and shy.
她文静而又腼腆。
- quiet (adj.) late 14c., "peaceable, at rest, restful, tranquil," from Old French quiet and directly from Latin quietus "calm, at rest, free from exertion," from quies (genitive quietis) "rest," from PIE root *kweie- "to rest, be quiet." As an adverb from 1570s. Related: Quietly; quietness.
- quiet (n.) c. 1300, "freedom from disturbance or conflict; calm, stillness," from Old French quiete "rest, repose, tranquility" and directly from Latin quies (genitive quietis) "a lying still, rest, repose, peace," from PIE root *kweie- "to rest, be quiet." Late 14c. as "inactivity, rest, repose."
- quiet (v.) late 14c., "subdue, lessen," from quiet (adj.) and in part from Latin quietare. From mid-15c. as "to make silent, cause to be quiet;" intransitive sense of "become quiet, be silent" is from 1791. Related: Quieted; quieting.
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