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
Financial security, that's what it's all about.
家庭财政状况无忧，这就够了。
A new bicycle is out of the question - we can't afford it.
买新自行车的事谈不上 —— 我们买不起。
it may have been because curiosity attracted them and because the scent of a possible meal attracted the sharks.
那么它们可能是出于好奇；而鲨鱼可能是闻到了可以美食一顿的香味。