reticent

英['retɪsnt] 美['retɪsnt]
  • adj. 寡言少语的;沉默的;谨慎的;讳莫如深的
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星级词汇:
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 沉默的
    2. 无言的
    3. 谨慎的
    4. 有保留的
    5. 抑制的
    6. 含蓄的
    7. 寡言少语的
    8. 不愿与人交谈的
    9. 讳莫如深的
    10. 不轻易暴露思想或感情的
    11. 言不尽意的
    12. 谨严的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. temperamentally disinclined to talk

  2. cool and formal in manner

  3. reluctant to draw attention to yourself

1. She is so reticent about her achievements.
她对自己的成就缄口不言。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。

来自《权威词典》

3. He was reticent about his opinion.
他有保留意见.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She was morose, pale, and reticent.
她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻,并且沉默寡言。

来自辞典例句

5. Mrs. Smith, normally a reticent woman, took it upon herself to write to the President.
通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is a reticent and modest man.
      他是个寡言少语、谦虚谨慎的人。
    2. No one could elicit any response out of the reticent little girl.
      没有人能从那个沉默的小女孩身上套出任何回答。
    3. He was reticent about his opinion.
      他有保留意见。
    4. He seems unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
      他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。
    5. He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
      他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。