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
- I was a little reticent to come over and talk to you.
我没想着要过来跟你说话。 - He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。 - For understandable reasons Mr Obama has been reticent about the scale of young black alienation in the US.
出于可理解的原因，奥巴马对美国黑人青年的异化程度一直保持沉默。 - It was a matter upon which he was reticent.
这是一个他讳莫如深的话题。 - She is a reticent woman.
她是一个缄默的女人。 - In winter, like a reticent old woman, with the waves of bone-chilling wind coming!
冬天像一位不爱说话的老婆婆，随着一阵阵刺骨的寒风来了！ - It was a matter upon which he was reticent. You'll have to be more careful what you say; you really caught her on the raw when you mentioned her first husband.
你以后讲话得更加小心；你提到了她的第一个丈夫，这是她忌讳的事。 - 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。 - Reticent about one's hope She won't talk about going.
对自己的希望闭口不谈而她却闭口不提走的事。 - He was reticent on his plans.
对于他的计划他是沉默的。