quietude 靜
the state of being quiet; tranquillity; calmness; stillness; quiet
n. 寂靜; 平靜; 鎮靜; 沉著
inquietude
A state of restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude
n. 不安;焦慮
quietus
Something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate.
Release from life; death.
A final discharge, as of a duty or debt.
n. 生命的終止;寂滅;解除;償清
quiescence
the quality or state of being quiescent
n. 靜止;沉默
disquiet
To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
vt. 使不安;使擔心,使憂慮
n. 擔心,不安;焦慮,憂慮
例句:
The President's speech caused considerable disquiet in some European capitals.
總統的演說在一些歐洲國家首都引起很大不安。
acquiesce ac- = ad-, to qui-quiet coalesce
To consent or comply passively or without protest.
vi. 默許;勉強同意
例句:
After a lot of persuasion,he finally acquiesced.
經過多次勸說,他最終默許了。
acquiescence
Passive assent or agreement without protest.
The state of being acquiescent.
n. 默許;默從
acquiescent
Disposed or willing to acquiesce.
adj. 默認的;默許的;甘心接受的
例句:
Far from being unctuous, Pat was always loath to appear acquiescent.
由于并不愿意假意奉承,所以帕特總是不愿意表現出勉強順從的姿態。