English | Chinese |
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silence [silences] (lack of any sound) noun [UK: ˈsaɪ.ləns] [US: ˈsaɪ.ləns] | 沉默 /chénmò/noun |
silence is golden (proverb) phrase [UK: ˈsaɪ.ləns ɪz ˈɡəʊl.dən] [US: ˈsaɪ.ləns ˈɪz ˈɡoʊl.dən] | 沉默是金 /chénmò shì jīn/phrase |
silencer [silencers] (attachment) noun [UK: ˈsaɪ.lən.sə(r)] [US: ˈsaɪ.lən.sər] | 消聲器noun 消音器 /xiāoyīnqì/noun |
argument from silence (argument based on the absence of something) noun | 默證noun 默证 /mòzhèng/noun |
moment of silence (period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person) noun | 默哀 /mò'āi/noun |
radio silence (period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization) noun | 杳无音讯noun |
speech is silver, silence is golden (proverb) phrase | 雄辩是银,沉默是金phrase 雄辯是銀,沉默是金phrase |