reticent
英 [ˈretɪsnt]
美 [ˈretɪsnt]
adj. 寡言少语; 不愿与人交谈; 有保留
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- She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。 - He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
- She was shy and reticent.
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.- 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。
- She is so reticent about her achievements...
英英释义
adj
- reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- cool and formal in manner
- temperamentally disinclined to talk
双语例句
- 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！ - People that are low in self-confidence tend to be reticent and somewhat anxious.
不自信的人更低调或者有一点容易焦虑。 - She is a reticent woman.
她是一个缄默的女人。 - 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。 - She remembered how reticent her father had been about his past.
她记得她父亲多么不愿谈起他的过去。 - Chinese industry executives attending the show remain reticent to discuss the J-11B program.
正在参观展览的这位中国产业主管对讨论J-11B项目保持沉默。 - She is so reticent about her achievements
她对自己的成就缄口不言。 - 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。 - 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。 - He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。