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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The striking of the steel plate broke the stillness.
  敲打钢板的声音打破了寂静。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。