第1个回答 2020-03-29
1)
calm
指天气、海洋的“风平浪静”,还可指人的心情“平静”、态度“安详”,“沉着镇定”;指自然“无风无浪的”。例如:
He
remained
calm.
After
the
storm
the
sea
was
calm
again.
The
sea
was
very
calm.
海面很平静。
The
doctor
did
what
he
could
to
make
the
girl
calm.
医生尽力让那女孩平静下来。
2)silent用于事物时,侧重没有声响;有时用于指人时,强调少言寡语。例如:
That's
a
silent
film.
Why
do
you
keep
silent.?
You'd
better
be
silent
about
what's
happened.
对已经发生的事,你最好保持沉默。
The
children
went
out,
and
the
room
was
silent.
孩子们都出去了,房子变得寂静无声。
3)still侧重于"不动"、"静止"时,与calm,
quiet,
silent不能替换;侧重于"无声"时,可与quiet替换。例如:
Please
keep
still
while
I
take
a
photo
of
you.
How
still(quiet)everything
is!
All
sounds
are
still.
万籁俱寂。
The
Swede
stood
quite
still,
except
that
his
lips
moved
slightly.
那个瑞典人纹丝不动地站着,只有嘴唇在微微动着。