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单词 reticent
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释义
词典释义:
reticent
雅思GRE
英 [ˈrɛtɪs(ə)nt]
美 [ˈrɛdəsənt]

adj. 沉默寡言的;缄默的;保持沉默的

  • 副词 reticently
  • 名词 reticence
双语例句
  • Since her father's death, she has become reticent.

    自从父亲去世后,她就变得沉默寡言。

  • He remained reticent in the face of the police's questioning.

    面对警察的询问,他一直处于沉默的状态。

  • She is very reticent about her failed marriage.

    她不愿提及她失败的婚姻。

  • Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.

    大多数学生都不愿回答问题

  • She was morose, pale, and reticent.

    她闷闷不乐,面色苍白,沉默寡言。

  • She was shy and reticent.

    她羞怯而寡言少语。

  • She is so reticent about her achievements.

    她对于自己的成就如此缄默。

  • He was extremely reticent about his personal life.

    他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

  • I am very British in that I'm reticent.

    沉默寡言是我非常英国化的一面。

近义词
adj.
silentcautiousmum
同根词

词根 reticent

  • reticently adv. 沉默地,沉默寡言地

  • reticence n. 沉默寡言

释义
adj.

not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

沉默寡言的,缄默的;保持沉默的

  • she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs.

    她极不愿意谈论私事。

词源

"mid 19th cent.: from Latin reticent- ‘remaining silent', from the verb reticere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + tacere ‘be silent’."

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