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 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。
• 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。
• That stillness I used to feel before dawn.
  我以前黎明时分感觉到的那种宁静。
• Here, then, is an art that reveals fullness in emptiness and motion in stillness.
  这便是在空虚中揭示充实的艺术，也是以静显动。
• There is an audible stillness, In which the common voice sounds strange.
  那儿有一种听得见的寂静，在这种寂静中普通的声音听起来很奇怪。
• 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。
• Morning stillness reflects heaven and earth, tinted by mineral deposits and aquatic plant life in Five Flower Lake.
  清晨的宁静映照着天空和大地，被五花海里的矿物沉积物和水生植物染上了色彩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。