reticence

英

美

n.  沉默; 含蓄

复数：reticences　

TOEFL

BNC.18741 / COCA.18151

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

noun

• the trait of being uncommunicative
  Synonym:reservetaciturnity

双语例句

• He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story.
  他打破了平时一贯沉默寡言的习惯，把事情原原本本都告诉了我。
• Love grows in reticence and matures in reverie.
  爱情，在静穆中生长，又在遐想中浓郁。
• This reticence has not served China well.
  这种沉默对中国并没有多大好处。
• My dear father broke out of his normal reticence and asked me to tell him frankly what I wished to do.
  我亲爱的父亲一反其平时的沉默寡言，要我坦率地告诉他我想做什么。
• At the same time, you might think his reticence, his reluctance to speak in his own voice may have also been a response to the fate of Socrates and politically endangered situation of philosophy.
  同时，你也可以将他的缄默，与不发言的冷淡，可能也是，对苏格拉底的遭遇，及哲学在政治上危险处境的响应。
• His reticence about his past made them very suspicious.
  他对自己过去的闭口不谈使得他们满腹狐疑。
• But why the reticence when I inquired about the Hainan development?
  但当我问及海南开发项目时，朱鼎健为何会保持缄默呢？
• The reticence to politicise the crisis has deeper roots than merely concern about being caught backing the wrong side in distant civil conflicts.
  各方不愿将中东危机政治化，不仅仅是因为担心在遥远国度的国内冲突中支持了错误的一方，还有一些更深层次的原因。
• His reticence be more reveal than his speech.
  他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词。
• Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
  她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。