A conspiracy of silence
保持缄默的密约
🧩 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
This is wonderful, you're a great cook.
太好吃了，你真是个好厨师。
Various rumors about him are going around.
到底流传着关于他的种种流言蜚语。
but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his layers to investigate the matter.
但是，当他又收到住在同一村庄的另一个外国人写的一封内容类似的投诉信时，他立即派出一位律师前去调查。