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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A clarion call broke the morning stillness.
  嘹亮的号角声打破了清晨的宁静。
• 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。
• The striking of the steel plate broke the stillness.
  敲打钢板的声音打破了寂静。
• I feel the stillness of the sun and I feel fine.
  我感受到太阳的静谧，感觉很好。
• I climb down that ladder into my own hub of stillness.
  我爬下阶梯，进入自己的寂静中心。
• 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。
• 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。