Privilege of silence
[法] 沉默权
🧩 词语组成解析
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
silence
['saɪləns]
n. 沉默，无言，无表示，无声，沉静，肃静，寂静，缄默;无音信，失去联系，忘却，湮没，无表示，无音讯;[乐]停止;
vt. 使安静;使沉默;压制;
🗣️ 情景例句
There just wasn't enough time.
实在是没有足够的时间。
Do you have any idea?
你怎么想？
When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.
但记者还是没有回复。编辑无奈，勉强按原样发稿了。