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 lucid stillness, I felt myself and Tom and sky and earth and God as one.
  在一片肃穆中，我感到自己、汤姆、天空、大地及上帝溶为一体。
• 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。
• The striking of the steel plate broke the stillness.
  敲打钢板的声音打破了寂静。
• So our best choice is to seek this feeling of stillness and peace in our waking lives, through meditation and disciplined study.
  因此我们的最好选择是通过深思熟虑和谨慎的研究在我们的人生道路中寻找平静和和平的感觉。
• Stillness and solitude are essential things they will always need.
  他们总需要两样重要东西：安静和孤独。
• 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。
• Which essentially means that you access the Stillness in yourself while you look at the other.
  它本质上的意思就是，当你看着对方的时候，在你的内在连接上那个宁静。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。