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

• 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。
• Many in the business community welcome such reticence.
  商界很多人欢迎这样的沉默。
• Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
  她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
• 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 reticence to politicise the crisis has deeper roots than merely concern about being caught backing the wrong side in distant civil conflicts.
  各方不愿将中东危机政治化，不仅仅是因为担心在遥远国度的国内冲突中支持了错误的一方，还有一些更深层次的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's not only quiet, kind-hearted and reticence, but also the one whom others are willing to speak their's minds to.
  他性格平和。心地仁慈。沉默少言。而且是一个很好的倾诉对象。把以上句子翻译成一个英语复句。
• But why the reticence when I inquired about the Hainan development?
  但当我问及海南开发项目时，朱鼎健为何会保持缄默呢？
• 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。