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

• 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。
• One of the reasons for such reticence has been the emergence of another "them and US" this time within Western societies.
  出现这种情况的原因之一，是另一个“他们和我们”的出现这一次是在西方社会内部。
• The Vatican has long overcome its historic reticence about accepting scientific advance.
  梵蒂冈在接受科学进步方面早就克服了其历史上的沉默。
• Some foreign teachers mistake Chinese students 'reticence for indifference.
  某些外籍教师把中国学生的沉默误认为是冷漠。
• Love grows in reticence and matures in reverie.
  爱情，在静穆中生长，又在遐想中浓郁。
• 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。
• This reticence has not served China well.
  这种沉默对中国并没有多大好处。
• I had to continue to try to overcome the disk's reticence.
  我不得不继续努力克服磁盘的故障。
• 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。