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

• 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。
• 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。
• His reticence be more reveal than his speech.
  他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词。
• 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。
• 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 found its way into his craft.
  他以自己的方式找到了解决之道。
• 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。
• Many in the business community welcome such reticence.
  商界很多人欢迎这样的沉默。
• 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。