quiet: [14] The Latin noun quiēs meant ‘quiet’ (it came from a prehistoric Indo-European base *qwi- ‘rest’, which also produced English while and the final syllable of tranquil). From it was derived the verb quiēscere ‘be still’ (source of English quiescent [17]). Its past participle quiētus has given English quiet (and its Siamese twin coy), quit, and quite, not to mention the derived forms acquit and requite. => acquit, coy, quit, quite, requite, tranquil, while
quiet (adj.)
late 14c., "peaceable, at rest, restful, tranquil," from Old French quiet and directly from Latin quietus "calm, at rest, free from exertion," from quies (genitive quietis) "rest" (see quiet (n.)). As an adverb from 1570s. Related: Quietly; quietness.
quiet (n.)
c. 1300, "freedom from disturbance or conflict; calm, stillness," from Old French quiete "rest, repose, tranquility" and directly from Latin quies (genitive quietis) "a lying still, rest, repose, peace," from PIE root *kweie- (2) "to rest, be quiet" (cognates: Old Persian shiyati-, Avestan shaiti- "well-being;" Avestan shyata- "happy;" Gothic hveila, Old English hwil "space of time;" see while (n.)). Late 14c. as "inactivity, rest, repose."
quiet (v.)
late 14c., "subdue, lessen," from quiet (adj.) and in part from Latin quietare. From mid-15c. as "to make silent, cause to be quiet;" intransitive sense of "become quiet, be silent" is from 1791. Related: Quieted; quieting.
雙語例句
1. The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
房間很安靜，無人主動提供更多的信息。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Jeremy wants some peace and quiet before his big match.
杰里米希望在大賽來臨之前能享受到些許平靜和安寧。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
所到的酒鎮總的來說都是寧靜祥和的。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was quiet, conscientious, a bit of a plodder.
他做事悶聲不響，小心謹慎，有點死氣沉沉的。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I remember her as a quiet, hard-working and well-spoken girl.