reticent
英['retɪsnt]
美['retɪsnt]
TEM8 IELTS GRE
adj. (形容词)
- 沉默的
- 无言的
- 谨慎的
- 有保留的
- 抑制的
- 含蓄的
- 寡言少语的
- 不愿与人交谈的
- 讳莫如深的
- 不轻易暴露思想或感情的
- 言不尽意的
- 谨严的
Adjective:
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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cool and formal in manner
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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.)
- He is a reticent and modest man.
他是个寡言少语、谦虚谨慎的人。
- 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。
- He was reticent about his opinion.
他有保留意见。
- He seems unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。
- He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。