| 词汇 | silent |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1565, from L. silentem, from silere, see silent. Phrase strong, silent (type) is attested from 1905. Silent majority in the political sense of "mass of people whose moderate views are not publicly expressed and thus overlooked" is first attested 1955 in a British context and was used by John F. Kennedy but is most associated in U.S. with the rhetoric of the Nixon administration (1969-74). "It is time for America's silent majority to stand up for its rights, and let us remember the American majority includes every minority. America's silent majority is bewildered by irrational protest." [Spiro T. Agnew, May 9, 1969] In Victorian use, the phrase meant "the dead" (1874). 词根记忆： a. 寂静,沉默的Initially I kept silent to the essential essay.起初我对这个重要的短评保持沉默. |
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