●the ˌsilent maˈjoritythe large number of people in a country who think the same as each other, but do not express their views publicly沉默的大多数(不公开发表意见的广大群众)◆The government is appealing to the silent majority to support its foreign policy.政府恳请沉默的民众支持其外交政策。ORIGINThe US President, Richard Nixon, used this phrase during the Vietnam War.这个短语为美国总统理查德 ∙ 尼克松在越战期间所使用。