reticent

英 [ˈretɪsnt]

美 [ˈretɪsnt]

adj.  寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留

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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
  1. She was shy and reticent.
     她羞怯而寡言少语。
  2. He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
     他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

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.
  1. She is so reticent about her achievements...
     她对自己的成就缄口不言。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym:self-effacingretiring
• cool and formal in manner
  Synonym:restrainedunemotional
• temperamentally disinclined to talk
  Synonym:untalkative

双语例句

• 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？
• 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。
• You have an extra reason to be reticent.
  你应该保持沉默还有一个理由。
• Don't get reticent because you're good at your current role.
  不要因为你擅长现在的工作就沉默不语、停滞不前。
• He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
  他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。
• She is so reticent about her achievements
  她对自己的成就缄口不言。
• He was reticent on his plans.
  对于他的计划他是沉默的。
• I was a little reticent to come over and talk to you.
  我没想着要过来跟你说话。
• They "talk a lot", while Asian students are reticent, she says.
  她说，这些学生“有很多话说”，而亚洲的学生则沉默寡言。
• 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***产业提供服务持谨慎态度。