"silenced" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 被消音
• 被使沉默

Definition

被阻止發出聲音或表達意見；被使安靜。可以指某人不被允許說話，或者聲音被關閉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可用於字面（聲音被關閉）和比喻（被禁止發言）。常見於報導、言論受限情境。「被消音」表示強制，不同於「安靜」。

Examples

The noisy alarm was silenced immediately.

吵鬧的警報被**消音**了。

The crowd was silenced by the news.

人羣因消息而被**使沉默**。

She felt silenced during the meeting.

她在會議中感到被**使沉默**。

He raised his hand, but the teacher silenced him before he could speak.

他舉手了，但老師在他說話前就**讓他安靜**了。

Online comments that criticized the company were quickly silenced.

批評公司的網上評論很快被**消音**了。

The phone rang, but he silenced it so he wouldn't disturb the meeting.

手機響了，但他把它**設為靜音**，以免打擾會議。