silence

静寂、無音

音や騒音がない状態。

やさしい英語で： The state of there being no sound or noise.

• The room was filled with silence.
• A distant dog broke the silence.
• We listened to the silence of the forest.

類義語： quiet, stillness

反対語： noise

よく使う表現： complete silence, break the silence, in silence, total silence

沈黙、静かな時間

音が何も出されない時間。

やさしい英語で： A period of time during which no sound is made.

• There was a long silence.
• A brief silence followed the announcement.
• We observed a minute of silence before the match.

類義語： pause

よく使う表現： a brief silence, a long silence, minute of silence

沈黙

特に返事を期待されているときに、何も言わないこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of saying nothing, especially when someone expects a reply.

• He answered with silence.
• Her silence did not mean agreement.
• The police warned him that his silence could affect the investigation.

よく使う表現： keep silence, right to silence, remain in silence

黙らせる、静める

人の話を止めたり、物の騒音を止めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop someone speaking or stop something making a noise.

• Please silence your phone.
• Her sharp look silenced the children.
• The announcement silenced the whole room.

類義語： quiet, hush

よく使う表現： silence someone, silence the alarm, silence the crowd

静かにさせる、消音する

人や物が音を出すのを止める。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something stop making a sound.

• Please silence your phone.
• She silenced the alarm with one button.
• His raised hand silenced the noisy crowd.

類義語： quiet, hush, mute

よく使う表現： silence an alarm, silence a phone, silence the crowd

封じる、抑圧する

人が意見や感情を表すのを妨げる。

やさしい英語で： To prevent people from expressing their opinions or feelings.

• They tried to silence criticism.
• Threats silenced her objections.
• The law cannot silence every opposing voice.

類義語： suppress, stifle

よく使う表現： silence criticism, silence opposition, silence dissent

静かに、黙れ

話すことや騒ぐことをやめるよう命じる言葉。

やさしい英語で： A command telling people to stop speaking or making noise.

• Silence, please!
• Silence! The judge is speaking.
• Silence! I need to hear the announcement.

類義語： quiet, hush

よく使う表現： silence please, silence now