quietude

英 [ˈkwaɪətjuːd]

美 [ˈkwaɪətuːd]

n.  平静; 寂静; 宁静; 静谧

COCA.31989

牛津词典

noun

• 平静；寂静；宁静；静谧
  the state of being still and quiet

柯林斯词典

• 安静;平静;寂静;宁静
  Quietudeis quietness and calm.

英英释义

noun

• a state of peace and quiet
  Synonym:tranquillitytranquilityquietness

双语例句

• The sky, now overcast and sullen, so changed from the early afternoon, and the steady insistent rain could not disturb the soft quietude of the valley;
  天空云多而且阴沉，与下午早些时候相比，变化很大，下个不停的雨却不能惊动山谷里的安静。
• It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society.
  值得重视的是，那些具有最大胆的思想观点的人，对于外界的清规戒律也最能泰然处之。
• The only thing the mind hears all day is clanging bells and noise and argument, and all it wants is quietude.
  头脑整天只听见叮叮当当的钟声、噪音，和争辩，但它只渴望平静。
• Although my mother disapproves, I consider an unmade bed a symbol of rest and quietude.
  虽然我的母亲不赞成我这么做，但我认为这是休息和安静的象征。
• Doors are the symbol of privacy, of retreat, of the mind's escape into blissful quietude or sad secret struggle.
  门象征着隐私、静修、内心避入愉快的宁静或伤心的斗争。
• He was often thus when communing with himself on board ship in the quietude of the night.
  每当夜深人静，胡克在船上自思自忖时，他总是这样。
• Characterized by "peace"," Auspicious pearl" embodies luck, happiness and quietude by means of dignified and graceful composite flowers.
  吉祥明珠则以“祥、祥和”为特色，用宝相花雍容华丽的美感，寓意“吉祥、幸福、平安”。
• This kind of gentle tinge leads you to the quietude of hardly course that the nationality walked through.
  水天一色，夕阳溶金，那种平和的色调让你读着一支民族走过艰辛历程后的平静。
• Let your heart acquire quietude, as if dew or leaf, as if mercy or sorrow.
  让你的心获得安宁，像露珠或叶片那样，像仁慈或忧伤。
• I am enjoying the serene quietude of my domicile.
  我正享受着家中的安静氛围。