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

• 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。
• 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。
• At the same time, you might think his reticence, his reluctance to speak in his own voice may have also been a response to the fate of Socrates and politically endangered situation of philosophy.
  同时，你也可以将他的缄默，与不发言的冷淡，可能也是，对苏格拉底的遭遇，及哲学在政治上危险处境的响应。
• His reticence found its way into his craft.
  他以自己的方式找到了解决之道。
• 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。
• 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。
• This reticence is not due to a sudden outbreak of modesty among Republican hopefuls.
  会出现这种沉默，并不是因为有希望的共和党人突然变得谦虚起来。
• A sound marriage is not based on complete frankness; it is based on a sensible reticence.
  一个坚固婚姻的基础不是完全的坦白，而是懂得在什么时候保持缄默。
• 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。
• Love grows in reticence and matures in reverie.
  爱情，在静穆中生长，又在遐想中浓郁。