reticent

英 [ˈretɪsnt]

美 [ˈretɪsnt]

adj.  寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留

IELTSGRETEM8法律

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

• 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。
• She is so reticent about her achievements
  她对自己的成就缄口不言。
• After going through endless and reticent long night, the health emitted one's own sound at last: It should break this kind of silence state!
  在历经沉默的漫漫长夜之后，身体终于发出了自己的声音：它要打破这种沉默状态！
• 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。
• 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。
• He was reticent on his plans.
  对于他的计划他是沉默的。
• She is a reticent woman.
  她是一个缄默的女人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。