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taciturn adj.沉默寡言的 Having its origin in the Latin tacitus, "silent," taciturn came to be used in mid-18th-century English in the sense "habitually silent." Taciturnity is often considered a negative trait, as it suggests someone uncommunicative and too quiet. Jane Austen wrote, "We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb." 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]寡言少语的；沉默寡言的；不苟言笑的 A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。

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['tæsitə:n] Someone who is taciturn is reserved, not loud and talkative. The word itself refers to the trait of reticence, of seeming aloof and uncommunicative. A taciturn person might be snobby, naturally quiet, or just shy. ☆☆☆☆☆

英语单词	taciturn
英美音标	['tæsitə:n]
中文释义	adj.沉默寡言的
vocabulary简明	Someone who is taciturn is reserved, not loud and talkative. The word itself refers to the trait of reticence, of seeming aloof and uncommunicative. A taciturn person might be snobby, naturally quiet, or just shy.
vocabulary扩展	Having its origin in the Latin tacitus, "silent," taciturn came to be used in mid-18th-century English in the sense "habitually silent." Taciturnity is often considered a negative trait, as it suggests someone uncommunicative and too quiet. Jane Austen wrote, "We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb."
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柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]寡言少语的；沉默寡言的；不苟言笑的 A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables. 他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。

Taciturn Person Tæsitə:N Adj.沉默寡言的 Reserved Loud Talkative Word