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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The striking of the steel plate broke the stillness.
  敲打钢板的声音打破了寂静。
• That stillness I used to feel before dawn.
  我以前黎明时分感觉到的那种宁静。
• I feel the stillness of the sun and I feel fine.
  我感受到太阳的静谧，感觉很好。
• 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。
• And through the stillness, through the dark, I hear, just hear, the.
  穿越了寂寞，过黑暗，听啊，但闻，那。