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
- She was morose, pale, and reticent.
她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。 - 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！ - Banks have been reticent to provide services to companies in the burgeoning marijuana industry because the legality is murky.
由于法律界定的模糊，银行一直对向蓬勃发展的大麻产业提供服务持谨慎态度。 - 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。 - 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！ - You have an extra reason to be reticent.
你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。 - 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。 - She is a reticent woman.
她是一个缄默的女人。 - But, although it has been painfully reticent, safe only seems to have bought small slices of Western companies so far.
然而，虽然外管局一直煞费苦心的保持缄默，但似乎迄今仅收购了多家西方企业的一小部分股权。