reticent
英 [ˈretɪsnt]
美 [ˈretɪsnt]
adj. 寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留
Collins.1 / BNC.18407 / COCA.17152
牛津词典
adj.
- 寡言少语;不愿与人交谈;有保留
unwilling to tell people about things- She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。 - He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
- She was shy and reticent.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的
Someone who isreticentdoes not tell people about things.- She is so reticent about her achievements...
她对自己的成就缄口不言。 - 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。
- She is so reticent about her achievements...
英英释义
adj
- reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- cool and formal in manner
- temperamentally disinclined to talk
双语例句
- He has become even more reticent since then.
从此,他变得更沉默了。 - To a certain extent, the victim that maintain reticent masses should be grieved and desperate;
在某种程度上,维持沉默的群众是应该悲哀而绝望的牺牲者; - I was a little reticent to come over and talk to you.
我没想着要过来跟你说话。 - Google wisely held its tongue, but its supporters were not so reticent.
谷歌非常明智地选择了沉默,但它的支持者们却难掩心中的愤怒。 - He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
他沉默含蓄,雍容华贵,书生气十足,而又温文有礼。 - He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。 - People that are low in self-confidence tend to be reticent and somewhat anxious.
不自信的人更低调或者有一点容易焦虑。 - She is so reticent about her achievements
她对自己的成就缄口不言。 - Just how much can a polite and reticent people withstand? That is the test for modern China.
现在的问题是,儒雅而沉默的中国人能对此容忍多少,这是对当代中国的一个考验。 - He was reticent on his plans.
对于他的计划他是沉默的。