n.

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

"there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

the absence of sound

"he needed silence in order to sleep"

同義詞：quiet

a refusal to speak when expected

"his silence about my contribution was surprising"

同義詞：muteness

the trait of keeping things secret

同義詞：secrecysecretiveness

Sumoylation silences the plasma membrane leak K+ channel K2P1.
Suz12 silences large regions of the genome in a cell type-specific manner
The notch pathway intermediate HES-1 silences CD4 gene expression.
An intronic microRNA silences genes that are functionally antagonistic to its host gene
Systemic lidocaine silences ectopic neuroma and DRG discharge without blocking nerve conduction.
Carcinogenic nickel silences gene expression by chromatin condensation and DNA methylation: a new model for epigenetic carcinogens.
The endonuclease activity of Mili fuels piRNA amplification that silences LINE1 elements
RNA Editing of the Human Serotonin 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2C Receptor Silences Constitutive Activity
Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 epigenetically silences multiple tumor suppressor microRNAs to promote liver cancer metastasis †
doi:10.1017/S0003055413000014 How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression