缄默的

Their reticence and tenseness seemed to melt away as they petted the stray, and our sessions were relaxed and open.

他们摸拍这只无主的猫时，素日的缄默和紧张似乎融化了，疗程既轻松，又坦率。

As no one was ever convicted of the murders, it is widely believed that there may have been a conspiracy of silence maintained by the victims’ friends and families.

兇手始终没有归案，所人们普认为受害者的亲友达成了保持缄默的协议。