reticent: [19] The ultimate source of reticent is Latin tacēre ‘be silent’ (source of English tacit and taciturn). Combination with the intensive prefix re- produced reticēre ‘keep silent’, whose present participle gave English reticent. It was preceded into the language by over two hundred years by the derived noun reticence. => tacit, taciturn
reticent (adj.)
1834, from Latin reticentem (nominative reticens), present participle of reticere "be silent" (see reticence).
reticent 英文释义
1. temperamentally disinclined to talk
2. cool and formal in manner
3. reluctant to draw attention to yourself
reticent 双语例句
1. She is so reticent about her achievements.
她对自己的成就缄口不言。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。
来自《权威词典》
3. He was reticent about his opinion.
他有保留意见.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She was morose, pale, and reticent.
她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。
来自辞典例句
5. 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。
来自辞典例句
reticent 实用场景例句
She is so reticent about her achievements.
她对自己的成就缄口不言。
柯林斯例句
She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He was reticent about his opinion.
他有保留意见.
《简明英汉词典》
She was morose, pale, and reticent.
她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。
辞典例句
He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
辞典例句
" 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.
名作英译部分
He was reticent about his past [ on family affairs ].
他对自己的过去 [ 家务事 ] 闭口不谈.
辞典例句
He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深.
辞典例句
He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
他沉默含蓄, 雍容华贵, 书生气十足,而又温文有礼.
辞典例句
So I lips reticent, but grateful that he still pens.
于是我嘴上不爱说话, 但感谢自己还有支笔.
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The boss asked us to keep reticent on what had happened.
老板让我们对发生的事情保持沉默.
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A misunderstood Capricorn Moon withdraws into solitude, reticent to share its feelings.
被误解时,摩羯月亮往往会选择孤独, 拒绝分享他们的情绪.
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The English are reticent.
英国人沉默寡言.
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The English are reticent. The Englishmen are reticent.
