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

• 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。
• Wang Ho-fu spoke with his usual bantering smile, which contrasted strongly with Sun Chi-jen's reticence and taciturnity.
  王和甫仍是笑嘻嘻地说。他的老是带几分开玩笑似的笑嘻嘻，和孙吉人的沉默寡言是很相反的。
• Another reason for the official reticence may be that Chinese leaders think the situation will be resolved, so there is no point in starting a public panic.
  官方保持沉默的另一个原因可能是中国领导人认为当前的形势会得以解决，因此没有必要引起公众恐慌。
• But his reticence of love prolonged it.
  他在爱情上的沉默延长了魔法。
• 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？
• Luther did not understand Zwingli's reticence to accept a physical presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
  路德并不明白慈运理为何无法接受基督在圣餐中实际的同在。
• But his reticence boded nothing good to the Anglican cause.
  但他的沉默预示着什么好事，圣公会的事业。
• 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。
• I sensed a reticence on their part to discuss the deal.
  我能感到他们方面在讨论交易时比较勉强。
• It was impossible to break through her barricade of reticence.
  要打破她沉默的壁垒简直是不可能的。