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  4. remain silent

remain silent

/rɪˈmeɪn ˈsaɪlənt/
保持沉默

She chose to remain silent during the meeting.

她在会议期间选择保持沉默。


neutral

继续保持安静或不说话,尤指在特定情境下故意不表达意见或感受

The suspect remained silent when questioned by the police.

嫌疑人在警方询问时保持沉默。

He remained silent about the issue, refusing to comment.

他对这个问题保持沉默,拒绝发表评论。

常用于法律、外交、社交等正式或非正式场合,强调主动选择不说话的状态。

搭配

remain silent about对...保持沉默choose to remain silent选择保持沉默force someone to remain silent迫使某人保持沉默

同义词

keep quietstay silentkeep mumhold one's tongue

反义词

speak upvoice an opinionbreak silence

相关短语

break the silence短语
打破沉默
keep a low profile短语
保持低调
zip one's lips成语
闭嘴(非正式)

专业提示

区分'remain silent'与'keep quiet'

'remain silent'强调持续的状态,常用于正式或严肃场合;'keep quiet'更口语化,可指短暂安静或故意不说话。例如:'Please keep quiet in the library.'(图书馆请保持安静) vs. 'She remained silent throughout the debate.'(她在整个辩论中保持沉默)。

黄金法则

法律场合的沉默权

在英美法律体系中,'remain silent'与'right to remain silent'(沉默权)相关。被告有权拒绝回答警方或法庭的问题,但需明确表达此意。沉默本身不构成有罪推定。

词源

由动词'remain'(保持)和形容词'silent'(沉默的)组合而成,源自拉丁语'remanere'(保持)和拉丁语'silens'(沉默)。该短语在16世纪开始出现,最初用于法律文书中描述被告拒绝回答审问。

用法说明

1. 该短语通常强调主动选择沉默,而非被动无话可说。 2. 在法律场合(如审讯)中,'remain silent'可能指行使沉默权(right to remain silent)。 3. 与'keep quiet'相比,'remain silent'更正式,常用于书面或正式口语。

单词拆解

remain
保持(某种状态)
verb
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silent
沉默的,不说话的
adjective
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