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quietly 音標拼音: [kw'ɑɪətli] ad. 安靜地,沉著地,穩地 安靜地,沈著地,穩地 quietly adv 1: with low volume; " speak softly but carry a big stick"; " she spoke quietly to the child"; " the radio was playing softly" [ synonym: { softly}, { quietly}] [ ant: { aloud}, { loud}, { loudly}] 2: with little or no sound; " the class was listening quietly and intently"; " she was crying quietly" [ ant: { noisily}] 3: with little or no activity or no agitation (` quiet' is a nonstandard variant for ` quietly'); " her hands rested quietly in her lap"; " the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; " sit here as quiet as you can" [ synonym: { quietly}, { quiet}] [ ant: { unquietly}] 4: in a restful manner; " the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" [ synonym: { restfully}, { quietly}] Quietly \ Qui" et* ly\, adv. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room. [ 1913 Webster] 61 Moby Thesaurus words for " quietly": aesthetically, artistically, becomingly, calmly, composedly, coolly, decently, decorously, demurely, dispassionately, elegantly, genteelly, gently, gracefully, humbly, impassively, imperturbably, in good taste, in silence, inaudibly, inexcitably, inirritably, levelheadedly, like a lamb, meekly, mildly, modestly, noiselessly, pacifically, peaceably, peacefully, placidly, properly, quiescently, sedately, seemly, serenely, silently, simply, smoothly, softly, soundlessly, steadily, still, stilly, stodgily, stoically, stolidly, stuffily, tamely, tastefully, tranquilly, unassumingly, unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unperturbedly, unpresumptuously, unpretendingly, unpretentiously, with taste, without ceremony
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