sil
sil — 名詞
1. a yellow-brown clay found in the ground, used since ancient times as a pigment f
黃赭石
黃褐色黏土顏料
a yellow-brown clay found in the ground, used since ancient times as a pigment for making paints, dyes, and cosmetics.
The artist crushed dried sil and mixed it with linseed oil to make paint.
藝術家把乾燥的黃赭石磨碎，混合亞麻籽油來製作顏料。
natural pigment mixed with oil
Eleni bought sil pigments from a specialist supplier for her restoration project.
Eleni 為了她的修復計劃，向一家專門的供應商購買了黃赭石顏料。
The ancient cave paintings were made using sil, charcoal, and ground chalk.
古代洞穴壁畫使用了黃赭石、木炭和研磨的白堊來繪製。
Indra ground the sil into a fine powder before adding water and egg yolk.
Indra 把黃赭石磨成細粉，再加入水和蛋黃。
A thin layer of sil gives the pottery a warm, earthy yellow tone.
一層薄薄的黃赭石讓陶器呈現溫暖的大地黃色色調。
- yellow ocher
the more common modern name for the same pigment
- ochre
broader term that includes other colours of natural earth pigments besides yellow
用法筆記
This sense is very rare in modern English; it appears mostly in art-history texts or discussions of traditional pigment-making. The word 'sil' is not used in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
2. a short written form of 'silence', used in scripts, captions, or messages to tel
靜音；安靜
表示「安靜」的簡寫
a short written form of 'silence', used in scripts, captions, or messages to tell people to be quiet or to show that no sound should be made.
The director wrote 'SIL' in the margin as a reminder for the actors to freeze.
導演在劇本邊緣寫上「SIL」，提醒演員靜止不動。
abbreviation used in scripts
Yuki typed 'SIL' into the group chat when everyone started talking at once.
Yuki 在群組聊天裡大家都在同時發言時，打出了「SIL」。
The first page of the screenplay read 'SIL — no music, no dialogue.'
劇本第一頁寫著「SIL —— 沒有音樂，沒有台詞」。
During the live broadcast the producer sent a quick 'SIL' to the studio crew.
現場直播期間，製作人向攝影棚工作人員發送了簡短的「SIL」。
Renata posted 'SIL' under the video so viewers knew to listen carefully.
Renata 在影片下方貼了「SIL」，讓觀眾知道要仔細聽。
用法筆記
Almost always written in capital letters as 'SIL'. Common in screenwriting, live-television production, and online chat spaces where a single-word shorthand for 'quiet' is helpful.
3. a short written form of 'silver', used mainly on price boards, financial reports
銀；白銀
表示「白銀」的簡寫
a short written form of 'silver', used mainly on price boards, financial reports, and commodity labels to refer to the precious metal.
The report showed that SIL prices rose by three percent last quarter.
報告顯示上季白銀價格上漲了百分之三。
used in financial reporting
Hari checked the SIL futures market before deciding whether to sell.
Hari 在決定是否賣出之前，先查看了白銀期貨市場的行情。
The jeweler stamped 'SIL' on the back of each piece to show the metal.
珠寶商在每件作品背面都打上了「SIL」標記，標明金屬材質。
Investors moved their money from gold into SIL during the market downturn.
市場低迷期間，投資人將資金從黃金轉移到白銀。
The mining company reported a higher output of SIL this year.
這家礦業公司報告今年的白銀產量有所增加。
用法筆記
Always capitalised as 'SIL' in financial contexts. This abbreviation is most commonly seen on ticker boards, in commodity-table headers, and on metal-stamping marks. Not used in spoken language.