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
- 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。 - The mermaid in the deep sea, it is brilliant that no matter how lights on the bankare. debark, what is done? Is a beautiful one interspersed, or a reticent onlooker?
深海中的人鱼，无论岸上灯火如何辉煌。上岸，去做什么？一个美丽的点缀，还是一个沉默的旁观者？ - 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； - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - She is a reticent woman.
她是一个缄默的女人。 - He has become even more reticent since then.
从此，他变得更沉默了。 - 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。 - 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。