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

• Love grows in reticence and matures in reverie.
  爱情，在静穆中生长，又在遐想中浓郁。
• 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。
• But his reticence of love prolonged it.
  他在爱情上的沉默延长了魔法。
• But he also shows rare unease and reticence when asked if he had always harboured doubts about the strategy, even as he drove it forward under Nardelli.
  但在被问及他是否一直对这一战略抱着疑虑（甚至在纳尔代利领导下推行这一战略时）时，他也显示出了罕见的不安与沉默。
• Despite their reticence about layoffs, many companies are already looking for ways to reduce headcount.
  尽管对裁员保持缄默，但许多公司已经在考虑减少用工人数的办法。
• 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。
• This reticence has not served China well.
  这种沉默对中国并没有多大好处。
• Researchers have recently discovered that altering a single gene can overcome the plants 'reticence.
  研究人员近来发现，改变某种基因可以克服植物防御的迟缓性。
• 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。
• 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。