quiet
/ˈkwaɪət/KK
kwaɪ·ət
變化形
quieter
quietest
1.
安靜的;寧靜的
聲音很小或沒有聲音,不會造成干擾;也可形容環境平靜安寧。
用法:作形容詞時,常放在名詞前或接在連綴動詞後:a quiet room;Please be quiet。作副詞時,常用於較口語的祈使句,表示「安靜地」:Please keep quiet。
Please be quiet. The other students are taking a test.
請安靜。其他學生正在考試。
We found a quiet place to study.
我們找到一個安靜的地方讀書。
2.
不愛說話的;沉默寡言的
形容一個人平常話不多,或在某個場合比平時少說話。
用法:常用 be quiet 或 become quiet。若要表示「某人安靜下來」,可說 become quiet;不要一律用 stop talking,後者較直接。
The girl is quiet in class, but she is very friendly when you know her.
那個女孩在課堂上很安靜,但你認識她之後,會發現她非常友善。
You are very quiet today. Are you all right?
你今天很安靜。你還好嗎?
3.
安靜地;輕聲地
以不發出太多聲音的方式做某事。
用法:quiet 可作副詞,常見於 sit quiet、keep quiet、talk quiet 等口語說法。不過修飾一般動作時,較標準且常見的是 quietly:She spoke quietly。
The children were quiet. Their grandmother told a story.
孩子們很安靜。祖母在講故事。
Please be quiet on the bus because some people are sleeping.
請在公車上保持安靜,因為有些人正在睡覺。
還有 1 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
4.
低調的;不張揚的
刻意不引人注目、不大肆宣傳,或以平和簡樸的方式進行。
用法:此義的 quiet 不單指「沒有聲音」,而是指「不鋪張、不引起注意」。常搭配 have、keep 或 prefer。
They had a quiet birthday dinner at home with close family members.
他們和親近的家人在家裡低調地吃了生日晚餐。
The school kept the gift quiet until the family agreed to tell everyone the news.
學校先不說這份禮物的事,直到這家人同意告訴大家這個消息。
常見錯誤
Please be quietly in the library.
Please be quiet in the library.
The classroom is very quietly.
The classroom is very quiet.
Please quiet down your voice.
Please lower your voice.
My brother is a quietly person.
My brother is a quiet person.
相關字詞
學習提示
・quiet 可指環境「安靜」、人「話少」,也可指做事或慶祝方式「低調」。要根據上下文判斷。
・請人停止說話時,Be quiet 聽起來可能直接,對同學或陌生人可加 please,或改說 Could you keep it down?
・quietly 雖然常譯為「安靜地」,但在 be quiet 中不能替換 quiet。