reticent是什么意思？

reticent

英[ˈretɪsnt] 美[ˈrɛtɪsənt]

• adj. 寡言少语的，有保留的，含蓄的，谨慎的；

名词：reticence;

例句

• He was reticent about his opinion. 他有保留意见.
• She was shy and reticent. 她羞怯而寡言少语。
• She is so reticent about her achievements. 她对自己的成就缄口不言。
• " No. " The answer was both reticent and impersonally sad. “ 不. ” 这回答既简短,又含有一种无以名状的悲戚.
• He remained a gangly, reticent figure hovering at the edge of our family life. 瘦高而沉默的他, 一直徘徊在我们家庭生活的边缘.
• She was morose, pale, and reticent. 她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。
• 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... 她对自己的成就缄口不言。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的
  Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  不轻易暴露思想或感情的;有保留的
  He was reticent about his opinion. 他有保留意见。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. temperamentally disinclined to talk
  2. cool and formal in manner
  3. reluctant to draw attention to yourself