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

• In the stillness of night could be heard the ringing of a distant bell.
  更深人静的时候可以听到远处的钟声。
• Even in this stillness Leaphorn doubted if the sound would carry far.
  就是在这样的寂静当中，利普霍恩也怀疑声音不会传很远。
• What is required now is that Muslims should wake up from their stillness and long-time sleep.
  现在需要的就是穆斯林们应该从他们的无动于衷和沉睡中清醒过来了。
• Ralph's vivid blue eyes had had a distant stillness to them while luke's glittered with restless passion.
  拉尔夫生动的蓝眼睛有着深邃的目光，而卢克眼睛闪烁着不定的热情。
• What is so baffling and mysterious about the state of Being is that it represents both stillness and movement.
  存在的状态之所以如此变幻莫测、难以理解，就是因为它同时表现了静止和运动。
• I feel the stillness of the sun and I feel fine.
  我感受到太阳的静谧，感觉很好。
• The sound of footsteps on the path broke the stillness.
  小路上的脚步声打破了宁静。
• When you lose touch with your inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself.
  当你失去了内心的平静，便失去了自己。
• I pray, I pray for the stillness and eternity of this very moment.
  我祈求，祈求这一刻的宁静、永恒。
• 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。