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

• He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story.
  他打破了平时一贯沉默寡言的习惯，把事情原原本本都告诉了我。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His activities not only eased Washington's political reticence on military support for Algeria, but also provided the missing link in its banana theory of terrorism.
  他的活动不仅缓和华盛顿对阿尔及利亚的军事支持，而且还提供了恐怖主义在其理论中的缺失。