silence詞根詞綴

詞根是silent 詞綴ce，中文意思是n. 寂靜，無聲沉默，默不作聲:保持沉默，拒絕回答無音信，失去聯繫默哀，靜默，v. 使安靜，使不説話壓制，使不再發表（反對意見）殺……滅口給（槍，排氣系統）裝消音器

He clapped his hands for silence.他拍手要大家安靜下來。

Again there was a short silence.