reticent
美['retɪsnt] 英['retɪsnt]
adj. 寡言少语的；沉默的；谨慎的；讳莫如深的
详细释义
adj.(形容词)- 沉默的
- 无言的
- 谨慎的
- 有保留的
- 抑制的
- 含蓄的
- 寡言少语的
- 不愿与人交谈的
- 讳莫如深的
- 不轻易暴露思想或感情的
- 言不尽意的
- 谨严的
英英释义
Adjective- temperamentally disinclined to talk
- cool and formal in manner
- reluctant to draw attention to yourself
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- He is a reticent and modest man.他是个寡言少语、谦虚谨慎的人。
- No one could elicit any response out of the reticent little girl.没有人能从那个沉默的小女孩身上套出任何回答。
- He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。
- He seems unduly reticent on the subject of his past.他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。
- He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
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