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

• I do not believe that we have begun to understand the marvelous power there is in stillness.
  我不相信，我们已经了解在安静中的奇妙的能力了。
• The striking of the steel plate broke the stillness.
  敲打钢板的声音打破了寂静。
• 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。
• A clarion call broke the morning stillness.
  嘹亮的号角声打破了清晨的宁静。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 sound of footsteps on the path broke the stillness.
  小路上的脚步声打破了宁静。
• His works have evolved toward themes of tradition colliding with modernity, wildness clashing with stillness.
  他的作品从传统与现代碰撞、野性与沉静冲突的主题演变而来。
• I feel the stillness of the sun and I feel fine.
  我感受到太阳的静谧，感觉很好。