two-minute silence
noun /ˌtuː ˌmɪnɪt ˈsaɪləns/
/ˌtuː ˌmɪnɪt ˈsaɪləns/
- (in Britain
) a silence lasting two minutes, held every year at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Sunday, in memory of the people who died during the two world wars and other conflicts. The silence is usually held at public ceremonies such as the one at the Cenotaph in London.英国 2分钟的沉默:每年2月的默哀持续2分钟,以纪念在周日的11点,以纪念在两次世界大战和其他冲突中丧生的人们。沉默通常在公共仪式上举行,例如在伦敦纪念碑上举行。