“silently”是副词,意思是“安静地;无声地;沉默地”,强调没有声音或不说话地进行某个动作。(也可引申为“默默地、不声张地”)
/ˈsaɪləntli/
She silently closed the door.
她悄悄地把门关上了。
Silently, he accepted the decision, even though he disagreed with it.
他默默地接受了这个决定,尽管他并不同意。
“silently”来自形容词“silent(沉默的;寂静的)”加副词后缀“-ly”。“silent”源自拉丁语 silēre,意为“保持安静、无声”。