“沉默的”的英语可以翻译为：silent，mum，[法] dumb，voiceless，mute ...

她是一位瘦小、沉默的女子，面容消瘦，头发稀疏。She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.窗里是沉默的紧张.A tense silence hung over the room.他想起她以前那种沉默的能耐,心里不觉恐慌起来.He may well have recalled with apprehension her ancient faculty ...