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 was reticent on his plans.
对于他的计划他是沉默的。 - Many in the rising world, of course, welcome a more reticent America.
当然,在日益崛起的国家当中,许多人都欢迎一个更为低调的美国。 - 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 seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。 - 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。 - Chinese industry executives attending the show remain reticent to discuss the J-11B program.
正在参观展览的这位中国产业主管对讨论J-11B项目保持沉默。 - I am reticent, the ones that because it is thin to float in the heart are sad!
我沉默,因为心上漂着淡淡的忧伤! - It was a matter upon which he was reticent.
这是一个他讳莫如深的话题。 - 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。 - Although I am a rather reticent individual by nature, I made the most of the oral presentations in class. And soon my confidence level soared.
尽管我生性沉默寡言,但我充分利用了课堂上做口头陈述的机会,这使我不久就信心倍增。