中文词源
taciturn 不苟言笑的
来自 tacit,安静的，-urn,形容词后缀。引申词义不苟言笑的。
英语词源
- taciturn (adj.)
- "habitually silent," 1771, back-formation from taciturnity, or from French taciturne (15c.), from Latin taciturnus "not talkative, noiseless."
权威例句
- 1. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
- 他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。
- 2. The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
- 没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋, 然而它却最沉默寡言.
- 3. But these men were a taciturn lot , picking their words carefully.
- 但是这些人都是沉默寡言的人, 说起话来字斟句酌,非常谨慎.
- 4. He reverted to his old taciturn ways.
- 他又恢复了他的静默寡言.
- 5. Never talkative, he was even more taciturn now.
- 原先他就不喜欢说话, 现在更不爱开口了.