silencedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪlənst/,

/ˈsʌɪln̩st/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪlənst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silence v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < silence v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Of a minister, priest, or member of the clergy: forbidden to preach or hold services for expressing dissenting or nonconforming views. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > preacher > [adjective] > forbidden to preach

silenced1592

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [adjective] > silent or not uttering > putting to silence > put to silence

silenced1592

extinguished1837

1592 R. Cosin Conspiracie for Pretended Reformation 14 Wigginton is the silenced Preacher, meant by Coppinger in the former letter.

1606 (title) A Christian..offer of a most indifferent conference..abovt the maine and principall controversies betwixt the prelats, and the late silenced and deprived Ministers.

1644 in W. W. Wilkins Polit. Ballads (1860) I. 15 The silenc'd clergy..In your damnation will bear share.

a1732 E. Calamy Life (1830) I. i. 77 I went afterwards to Mr. Tatnal's, who was the silenced minister of St. John Evangelist.

1935 O. M. Griffiths Religion & learning ii. 30 Many of the silenced ministers, like Baxter, communicated with the Church of England from time to time as an expression of fellowship.

2017 Irish Mirror (Nexis) 7 Jan. Silenced priest Fr Tony Flannery has announced he will defy Church authorities when he turns 70 later this month by celebrating a public Mass in his local community centre.

b. Prevented or prohibited from speaking.

ΚΠ

a1640 P. Massinger Guardian iii. i. 50 in 3 New Playes (1655) Your Gorgon looks Turn me to stone, and a dead palsie seises My silenc'd tongue.

1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxii. 59 In yon field below, A thousand years of silenced factions sleep.

1917 Poetry Mar. 310 There is nothing more dangerous, more bitter and perverted perhaps, than a silenced poet.

2014 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Late ed.) a4 There were reports that activists belonging to the silenced opposition movement had planned to join the rallies.

2. Suppressed; ignored; not acknowledged or addressed.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > suppressed

to-bentc1401

suppressed1536

trodden1545

quailed1567

overtroddena1586

underfoot1594

undertrodden1594

downtrodden1597

downtrod1598

low-broughta1599

silenced1609

overborne1611

crusheda1616

trod1638

run-down1683

trampleda1764

overtrampled1827

sat-upon1873

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected

unlookedc1330

unservedc1350

unasservedc1400

uncherishedc1400

neglect?a1425

unkept?a1425

neglected1570

carelessa1593

neglectful1595

uncared-for1597

untended1598

silenced1609

disregarded1668

colda1701

unministereda1744

unfostered1744

unkempt1848

the mind > language > statement > repudiation or refusal to acknowledge > [adjective] > not acknowledging > not acknowledged

unknowledgedc1475

unacknowledged1583

silenced1609

unprofessed1647

unowned1653

unentered1691

1609 J. Freeman Apol. for Conformable Ministers of Eng. Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v They were condemned for their error..so that their sincerity could not vphold religion, because of their silenced error.

a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) vi. 352 Its old and long silenced claims..were now revived.

1968 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 27 326 The Omaha program of July, 1892, speaks of prostrated business, impoverished labor, a silenced public opinion; only the capitalists prosper.

2016 P. Walker in P. Gobodo-Madikizela Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition xvii. 339 The silenced histories of the Methow people and their removal from the valley.

3. Of a gun: fitted with a silencer (silencer n. 2b). Cf. silencered adj. at silencer n. Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > fitted with silencer

silenced1909

silencered1935

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > others

stocked1497

breeched1575

chambered1611

tower-proof1673

triggerless18..

hair-triggered1806

vizyless1828

high-velocity1854

sighted1859

calibred1887

recoilless1888

sham-damn1895

silenced1909

silencered1935

multicalibre1983

1909 H. E. Eames Rifle in War (ed. 2) iv. 263 Where the unsilenced rifle can be heard for three and a quarter miles, the silenced rifle can be heard for only about one mile.

1965 J. Wainwright Web of Silence 34 The voice said: ‘..This is a gun—and it's silenced. Okay?’.

2012 M. Blackwell Policeman's Lot v. 54 'Phut' went the silenced gun and he issued a silent scream as the bullet pierced his hand.

4. Molecular Biology. Of a gene or genetic material: exhibiting repressed expression, either naturally or as a result of genetic engineering. Cf. silent adj. 7b.

ΚΠ

1973 Genetics 73 642 Møller's findings may or may not be interpreted as a case of a ‘silenced’ gene.

1997 Science 2 May 806/3 Silenced chromatin can be maintained and clonally inherited through several cell division cycles.

2003 Wall Street Jrnl. 15 Aug. b1 One silenced gene was for yellow fur; when it is turned off, the mouse's fur color defaults to brown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silenced
释义	silencedadj. Brit. /ˈsʌɪlənst/, /ˈsʌɪln̩st/, U.S. /ˈsaɪlənst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silence v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < silence v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Of a minister, priest, or member of the clergy: forbidden to preach or hold services for expressing dissenting or nonconforming views. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > preacher > [adjective] > forbidden to preach silenced1592 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [adjective] > silent or not uttering > putting to silence > put to silence silenced1592 extinguished1837 1592 R. Cosin Conspiracie for Pretended Reformation 14 Wigginton is the silenced Preacher, meant by Coppinger in the former letter. 1606 (title) A Christian..offer of a most indifferent conference..abovt the maine and principall controversies betwixt the prelats, and the late silenced and deprived Ministers. 1644 in W. W. Wilkins Polit. Ballads (1860) I. 15 The silenc'd clergy..In your damnation will bear share. a1732 E. Calamy Life (1830) I. i. 77 I went afterwards to Mr. Tatnal's, who was the silenced minister of St. John Evangelist. 1935 O. M. Griffiths Religion & learning ii. 30 Many of the silenced ministers, like Baxter, communicated with the Church of England from time to time as an expression of fellowship. 2017 Irish Mirror (Nexis) 7 Jan. Silenced priest Fr Tony Flannery has announced he will defy Church authorities when he turns 70 later this month by celebrating a public Mass in his local community centre. b. Prevented or prohibited from speaking. ΚΠ a1640 P. Massinger Guardian iii. i. 50 in 3 New Playes (1655) Your Gorgon looks Turn me to stone, and a dead palsie seises My silenc'd tongue. 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxii. 59 In yon field below, A thousand years of silenced factions sleep. 1917 Poetry Mar. 310 There is nothing more dangerous, more bitter and perverted perhaps, than a silenced poet. 2014 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Late ed.) a4 There were reports that activists belonging to the silenced opposition movement had planned to join the rallies. 2. Suppressed; ignored; not acknowledged or addressed. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > suppressed to-bentc1401 suppressed1536 trodden1545 quailed1567 overtroddena1586 underfoot1594 undertrodden1594 downtrodden1597 downtrod1598 low-broughta1599 silenced1609 overborne1611 crusheda1616 trod1638 run-down1683 trampleda1764 overtrampled1827 sat-upon1873 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected unlookedc1330 unservedc1350 unasservedc1400 uncherishedc1400 neglect?a1425 unkept?a1425 neglected1570 carelessa1593 neglectful1595 uncared-for1597 untended1598 silenced1609 disregarded1668 colda1701 unministereda1744 unfostered1744 unkempt1848 the mind > language > statement > repudiation or refusal to acknowledge > [adjective] > not acknowledging > not acknowledged unknowledgedc1475 unacknowledged1583 silenced1609 unprofessed1647 unowned1653 unentered1691 1609 J. Freeman Apol. for Conformable Ministers of Eng. Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v They were condemned for their error..so that their sincerity could not vphold religion, because of their silenced error. a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) vi. 352 Its old and long silenced claims..were now revived. 1968 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 27 326 The Omaha program of July, 1892, speaks of prostrated business, impoverished labor, a silenced public opinion; only the capitalists prosper. 2016 P. Walker in P. Gobodo-Madikizela Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition xvii. 339 The silenced histories of the Methow people and their removal from the valley. 3. Of a gun: fitted with a silencer (silencer n. 2b). Cf. silencered adj. at silencer n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > fitted with silencer silenced1909 silencered1935 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > others stocked1497 breeched1575 chambered1611 tower-proof1673 triggerless18.. hair-triggered1806 vizyless1828 high-velocity1854 sighted1859 calibred1887 recoilless1888 sham-damn1895 silenced1909 silencered1935 multicalibre1983 1909 H. E. Eames Rifle in War (ed. 2) iv. 263 Where the unsilenced rifle can be heard for three and a quarter miles, the silenced rifle can be heard for only about one mile. 1965 J. Wainwright Web of Silence 34 The voice said: ‘..This is a gun—and it's silenced. Okay?’. 2012 M. Blackwell Policeman's Lot v. 54 'Phut' went the silenced gun and he issued a silent scream as the bullet pierced his hand. 4. Molecular Biology. Of a gene or genetic material: exhibiting repressed expression, either naturally or as a result of genetic engineering. Cf. silent adj. 7b. ΚΠ 1973 Genetics 73 642 Møller's findings may or may not be interpreted as a case of a ‘silenced’ gene. 1997 Science 2 May 806/3 Silenced chromatin can be maintained and clonally inherited through several cell division cycles. 2003 Wall Street Jrnl. 15 Aug. b1 One silenced gene was for yellow fur; when it is turned off, the mouse's fur color defaults to brown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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