motionlessness

motionlessness — 名詞

1. the quality of staying completely still, with no movement at all

1.名詞C1
釋義

靜止；不動

完全沒有移動的狀態

the quality of staying completely still, with no movement at all

例句

Paloma was struck by the motionlessness of the deer standing in the forest clearing.

Paloma 被森林空地上那頭鹿的靜止不動深深吸引。

the motionlessness of [noun] — describes a still object or being

The dancer's perfect motionlessness at the end of the piece felt almost unreal.

舞者在表演結束時那完美的靜止，幾乎讓人覺得不真實。

noun phrase with descriptive adjective: 'perfect/utter motionlessness'

同義詞
  • stillness

    more common everyday word; same idea but less formal

  • immobility

    stresses the inability to move, not just the lack of it

  • stasis

    formal or scientific; a fixed unchanging state, not only physical

反義詞
  • movement

    the general everyday opposite

  • motion

    more formal; the direct lexical opposite

文法句型

the motionlessness of [noun]

用法筆記

Often used with 'of + noun' to point to what is not moving (e.g. 'the motionlessness of the lake'). Compare 'stillness', which is more common in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌He showed many motionlessnesses during the show.
✅He stayed in complete motionlessness during the show.
💡motionlessness is uncountable; do not use a plural form.