quiet學測 L1KK [ˈkwaɪət] ｜ /ˈkwaɪət/
安靜的；無聲的·沉靜的；不張揚的·平靜的；安寧的·寂靜；寧靜·使安靜；使平靜
學測常考字，身兼三種詞性最易混淆
When the classroom went quiet, she could hear the clock on the wall.
當教室安靜下來時，她可以聽到牆上時鐘的聲音。
一個畫面：食指抵著嘴唇比出「噓」的手勢
噓手勢食指抵嘴唇，示意別出聲
放輕腳步踮腳走路，怕吵到別人
心情平靜沒有波瀾，感覺安穩
義項
圖書寂靜A2adjective安靜的；無聲的
The library was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
圖書館安靜到連一根針掉落都聽得見。
a quiet librarya quiet classroom
個性沉靜A2adjective沉靜的；不張揚的
He is a quiet man who never talks about himself.
他是個沉靜的人，從不談論自己。
a quiet man
田園平靜A1adjective平靜的；安寧的
He stopped working and moved to a small village for a quiet life.
他不再工作，搬到小村莊享受平靜的生活。
a quiet life
夜晚寧靜A2noun寂靜；寧靜
After a long day, Sarah sat in the garden and enjoyed the quiet of the evening.
忙碌一天後，Sarah坐在花園享受夜晚的寧靜。
peace and quietthe quiet of the evening
命令噤聲A1verb使安靜；使平靜
Please keep quiet during the exam.
考試時請保持安靜。
keep quiet
片語
keep quiet閉嘴禁聲 →保持安靜不出聲
peace and quiet安寧片刻 →平靜又安寧的時刻
hear a pin drop針落聲響 →安靜到能聽見針落地
a quiet life平淡生活 →平靜安穩的生活
你會不會這樣說？
The library was so ___ that you could hear a pin drop. (quiet / quite)
看答案
quiet
quiet 是「安靜的」，quite 是「相當」，兩字拼法只差一個字母易混淆。
'He is a quiet man who never talks about himself.' 這裡的 quiet 最接近哪個意思？(A) 無聲 (B) 沉靜不張揚 (C) 平靜的生活
看答案
(B)
此句形容個性，對應「沉靜的；不張揚的」義項，而非單純無聲。
字族
quietly 安靜地；輕聲地