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美: ['kwaɪət]
英: ['kwaɪət]
adj. 安静的；安定的；不动的；温顺的
n. 安静；和平
vt. 使平息；安慰
vi. 平静下来
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词源分析：Quiet 源自拉丁语“quietus”，意为“安静的”或“平静的”。它由前缀“qui-”表示“安静”和后缀“-et”构成。
历史背景：Quiet 最早在12世纪的英语中被使用，通常用于描述环境的安静状态。
课本：在**的英语教材中，例如《新概念英语》系列和《剑桥国际英语》系列，通常在初中和高中阶段会出现该词。美国的牛津教材中，该词大多在小学和初中阶段的阅读材料中出现。
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通过以上分析，可以帮助学*者更全面地理解和运用“quiet”这个单词。
[ADJ] Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise. 轻声的; 安静的
例：Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented.塔妮娅把孩子们料理得安心而满足。
[[ADV with v]] quietly 轻声地; 安静地
例："This is goodbye, isn't it?" she said quietly.“这就算告别了，不是吗？”她轻声地说道。
[ADJ] If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there. 寂静的
例：She was received in a small, quiet office.她在一间寂静的小办公室里受到接见。
[N-UNCOUNT] quietness 寂静
例：I miss the quietness of the countryside.我怀念农村的寂静。
[ADJ] If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble. 平静的; 清静的
例：...a quiet rural backwater.…一个清静的乡间隐蔽处。
[[ADV with v]] quietly 平静地; 清静地
例：His most prized time, though, will be spent quietly on his farm.不过，他最珍贵的时光将在自己的农场上平静地度过。
[N-UNCOUNT] Quiet is silence. 安静
例：He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honour.他要求静下来，并宣布下一首歌是献给我们的。
[[v-link ADJ]] If you are quiet, you are not saying anything. 不出声的
例：I told them to be quiet and go to sleep.我叫他们不要说话，去睡觉。
[[ADV with v]] quietly 不出声地
例：Amy stood quietly in the doorway watching him.艾米一声不响地站在门口看着他。
[ADJ] A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset. 冷静的; 不易动怒的
例：He's a nice quiet man.他是个冷静的好男人。
[PHRASE] If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it. 保守秘密
例：I told her to keep quiet about it.我叫她对此保守秘密。
[PHRASE] If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it. 秘密地
例：She'd promised to give him driving lessons, on the quiet, when no one could see.她答应在无人看见时秘密地给他上驾驶课。