Meaning
"Quiet down"은 영어에서 주로 시끄러운 상황에서 사람들에게 조용히 하라는 의미로 사용됩니다. 예를 들어, 아이들이 떠들썩하게 놀고 있을 때 "Quiet down, please."라고 말하면, 아이들에게 조용히 해달라는 요청이 됩니다.
이 표현은 일상생활에서 많이 사용되며, 특히 아이들이나 여러 사람이 모여 있는 장소에서 자주 들을 수 있습니다. 상황에 따라선 정중하게 요청하거나, 조금 더 단호하게 말할 수 있습니다. "Quiet down"은 주로 구어체에서 사용되며, 글보다는 말로 전달되는 경우가 많습니다.
"Quiet down"을 사용할 때는 상대방에게 조용히 해달라는 의미가 명확히 전달되도록, 말의 강약을 조절하는 것이 중요합니다. 부드럽게 말하면 상대방이 거부감 없이 받아들일 수 있는 반면, 강하게 말하면 명령처럼 들릴 수 있습니다.
Today's Sentences
01
Could you quiet down?
Situation
Excuse me, could you quiet down?
Why?
The movie is about to start.
Sure.
Sorry about that.
그 점에 대해 죄송합니다.
02
The party started to quiet down.
Situation
How was the party?
It was a lot of fun.
When did everyone go home?
The party started to quiet down around midnight.
Writer's Note
You will find that "quiet down" is an intransitive phrasal verb because it does not require a direct object to complete its meaning. The subject of the sentence is performing the action of becoming quiet without directly acting on something else.
The phrasal verb "quiet down" can be used as both intransitive and transitive, and it is separable when used transitively.
- Intransitive - An intransitive phrasal verb is a verb phrase (two or more words) that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example 1: The room finally quieted down after the announcement.
Example 2: The baby finally quieted down after crying for hours.
Example 3: The storm didn’t quiet down until midnight. - Transitive - A verb phrase (a main verb combined with one or more particles like prepositions or adverbs) that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example 1: The teacher tried to quiet the class down.
Example 2: The teacher tried to quiet down the class.
Incorrect Example: ❌ The teacher tried to quiet down them. (Incorrect — pronouns go between) - Separable - Where the object of the verb can be placed either between the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) or after the particle.
Example 1: The librarian tried to quiet the students down.
Example 2: I had to quiet him down before the meeting started.
예시 1: 발표 후에 방이 마침내 조용해졌습니다.
예시 2: 아기가 몇 시간 동안 울고 나서 마침내 조용해졌습니다.
예시 3: 폭풍우는 자정이 되어서야 조용해졌습니다.
Example 1: The teacher tried to quiet the class down.
Example 2: The teacher tried to quiet down the class.
Incorrect Example: ❌ The teacher tried to quiet down them. (Incorrect — pronouns go between)
예시 1: 사서가 학생들을 조용히 시키려고 했습니다.
예시 2: 회의가 시작되기 전에 저는 그를 조용히 시켜야 했습니다.
Related Words: Hush, settle down, calm down, cool down, shut up, pipe down.
