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reticent adj.寡言少语的；沉默的；谨慎的；讳莫如深的 (1) 没有人能从那个沉默的小女孩身上套出任何回答。(2) 他有保留意见。(3) 他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。(4) 他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。 The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn’t like to talk. Be careful in your context, however. Reticent can refer to someone who is restrained and formal, but it can also refer to someone who doesn’t want to draw attention to herself or who prefers seclusion to other people. Don’t confuse reticent with reluctant, which means unwilling.

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英 ['retɪsnt] 美 ['retɪsnt] (1) No one could elicit any response out of the reticent little girl.(2) He was reticent about his opinion.(3) He seems unduly reticent on the subject of his past.(4) He was extremely reticent about his personal life. Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沉默寡言的；不与人交谈的 Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things.   [oft ADJ about/on n]She is so reticent about her achievements...她对自己的成就缄口不言。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。reticencePearl didn't mind his reticence； in fact she liked it.珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言；事实上，她喜欢这一点。

英语单词	reticent
英美音标	英 ['retɪsnt] 美 ['retɪsnt]
中文释义	adj.寡言少语的；沉默的；谨慎的；讳莫如深的
英语例句	(1) No one could elicit any response out of the reticent little girl. (2) He was reticent about his opinion. (3) He seems unduly reticent on the subject of his past. (4) He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
中文例句	(1) 没有人能从那个沉默的小女孩身上套出任何回答。 (2) 他有保留意见。 (3) 他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。 (4) 他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。
vocabulary简明	Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other.
vocabulary扩展	The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn’t like to talk. Be careful in your context, however. Reticent can refer to someone who is restrained and formal, but it can also refer to someone who doesn’t want to draw attention to herself or who prefers seclusion to other people. Don’t confuse reticent with reluctant, which means unwilling.
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]沉默寡言的；不与人交谈的 Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. [oft ADJ about/on n] She is so reticent about her achievements... 她对自己的成就缄口不言。 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。 reticence Pearl didn't mind his reticence； in fact she liked it. 珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言；事实上，她喜欢这一点。

Reticent Means Quiet Doesn’t Refer 英 Retɪsnt] 美 Retɪsnt