reticent

英 [ˈret.ɪ.sənt] 美 [ˈret̬.ə.sənt]
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  • adj. 沉默的;有保留的;谨慎的
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1. 阿姨和你提到了钱,所以你沉默了。
2. 阿姨提到向你要钱,你没钱,所以只能沉默不语。
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中文词源

reticent 寡言少语的

来自拉丁语 reticere,保持安静,来自 re-,表强调,tacere,安静,词源同 tacit.引申词义寡言少语 的。

英语词源

reticent
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).

权威例句

1. She is so reticent about her achievements.
她对自己的成就缄口不言。
2. She was shy and reticent.
她羞怯而寡言少语。
3. He was reticent about his opinion.
他有保留意见.
4. She was morose, pale, and reticent.
她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻,并且沉默寡言。
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。

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