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adj.寡言少语的¹⁵;沉默的⁴⁰;谨慎的²⁶;讳莫如深的¹⁹副词reticently
安静
Adjective:
temperamentally disinclined to talkcool and formal in mannerreluctant to draw attention to yourself来自拉丁语 reticere,保持安静，来自 re-,表强调，tacere,安静，词源同 tacit.引申词义寡言少语 的。GRE红宝书re反复, ti踢, cent钱币: 失恋后在路上发现一枚硬币, 反复踢回家, 这个过程一般是沉默不语的. Re反复, ticent读: 提神－因为reticent所以需要反复提神
re + tacit 沉默的，默许的；re反复 + 音：叹息，不停叹息→静默
re再次+tic=silen t 安静+ent→再安静→ 沉默寡言的;钱博士re反复，在此加强语气+tic=tac-，缄默不语+ent形容词后缀，来自拉丁语动词的现在分词后缀，等于ing⇒缄默的，沉默寡言的
词根tac-缄默不语来自拉丁语。re反复，在此加强语气+tic=tac-，缄默不语+ent形容词后缀，来自拉丁语动词的现在分词后缀，等于ing⇒缄默的，沉默寡言的。词根记忆re + tic=silent安静+ ent → 再次安静 ⇒沉默寡言GRE难词记忆reticent→entice v.诱使→诱使沉没的人开口说话GRE难词记忆reticent→re+tic=to be silent+ent→沉默的近义词 cagey谨慎的quiet安静的silent安静的distant疏远的backward向后的reserved保留的discreet谨慎的retiring退休的restrained克制的taciturn沉默寡言的untalkative沉默寡言的unforthcoming不愿响应的self-effacing不出风头的unemotional不诉诸感情的…uncommunicative不爱说话的
Preticentlyad.沉默寡言地沉默地
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用作形容词He is areticentand modest man.他是个寡言少语、谦虚谨慎的人。
No one could elicit any response out of thereticentlittle girl.没有人能从那个沉默的小女孩身上套出任何回答。
He wasreticentabout his opinion.他有保留意见。
He seems undulyreticenton the subject of his past.他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深。
He was extremelyreticentabout his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。adj.secretive, quiet
同义词 bashful,hesitant,mum,reserved,restrained,shy,silent,taciturnclammed up,close,close-mouthed,dried-up,dummied up,tight-lipped,uncommunicative,unforthcoming,unspeaking,uptight
反义词 communicative,confident,extroverted,outgoing,talkative,unreservedunshy,forward,unrestrained
bashfuladjective shy
abashed,backward,blushful,blushing,chary,confused,constrained,coy,demure,diffident,embarrassed,humble,modest,nervous,overmodest,recoiling,reserved,retiring,self-conscious,self-effacing,shamefaced,sheepish,shrinking,silent,timid,timorous,unassertive,verecund
closeadjective secretive, reserved
buttoned-up,buttoning one's lip,clamming up,close-lipped,closemouthed,hidden,hush-hush,mum's the word,private,reticent,retired,secluded,secretive,silent,taciturn,tight chops,tight-lipped,uncommunicative,unforthcoming,zipping one's lips
close-mouthedadjective tightlipped
incommunicable,incommunicative,quiet,reserved,reticent,secretive,silent,taciturn,uncommunicable,uncommunicative,untalkative
closemouthedadjective silent, reserved
buttoned-up,clammed up,close,close-lipped,dummied up,have tight chops,hush-hush,quiet,reticent,sedate,taciturn,tight-lipped,uncommunicative,zipped one's lips
coldadjective aloof, unresponsive
apathetic,cold-blooded,cool,dead,distant,emotionless,frigid,frosty,glacial,icy,impersonal,imperturbable,indifferent,inhibited,inhospitable,joyless,lukewarm,matter-of-fact,passionless,phlegmatic,reserved,reticent,spiritless,standoffish,stony,unconcerned,undemonstrative,unenthusiastic,unfeeling,unimpassioned,unmoved,unresponsive,unsympathetic
coldestadjective aloof, unresponsive
apathetic,cold-blooded,cool,dead,distant,emotionless,frigid,frosty,glacial,icy,impersonal,imperturbable,indifferent,inhibited,inhospitable,joyless,lukewarm,matter-of-fact,passionless,phlegmatic,reserved,reticent,spiritless,standoffish,stony,unconcerned,undemonstrative,unenthusiastic,unfeeling,unimpassioned,unmoved,unresponsive,unsympathetic I am very British in that I'm reticent.
沉默寡言是我非常英国化的一面。 yeeyan
It is perhaps out of an abundance of caution about such sensitivities that China's media have been so reticent in their reporting about the latest algal bloom in Tai Lake.
可能是出于对这种敏感问题小心翼翼的考虑，对于最近几天太湖水藻潮事件，中国的媒体一直保持沉默。 ecocn
The English generally look upon the Welsh as an emotional people who are however, somewhat reticent and difficult to get to know easily.
英格兰人大多瞧不起他们，认为他们是情绪化的一族，但是，威尔士人有些沉默寡言且很难了解。 jukuu
A senseless tragedy, it was called, and she was described as a reticent and prematurely aged survivor.
报纸上说这是一场无谓的悲剧，而她被说成是一名早熟而寡言的幸存者。 yeeyan
After the stunning loss of a Senate seat in Massachusetts, senior Democratic leaders were reticent about revisiting a health bill any time soon.
在出人意料的丢失麻省的一参议院席位后，民主党高层领导在一段时间内，对重提医改问题保持缄默。 ecocn
And like many Estonians, he is reticent and modest.
和许多爱沙尼亚人类似，他沉默寡言而且谦逊有礼。 ecocn
Ask him about almost anything else in finance and he is far less reticent.
无论问他关于金融的任何事，他的回答都留有余地。 ecocn
But most analysts are more reticent.
但大多数分析师更倾向于保持沉默。 yeeyan
But they would do well to become a bit less reticent: the price of silence will be an ever more hostile public and ever more overbearing government.
但是他们将努力慢慢变得不再低调：因为沉默只会引来越来越愤怒的公众和越来越专横的政府。 ecocn
But when they do have access to these numbers, they’re often reticent to share them because they’re concerned they’re not good enough.
但是一旦我们能访问这些数字，他们通常对于分享给我们是很谨慎的，因为他们担心自己不够优秀。 yeeyan
Chinese officials are reticent about the new museum.
中国官员对新博物馆保持缄默。 yeeyan
If you are reticent to begin using namespaces, consider upgrading your IDE and try out namespaces with a bit of help from your favorite IDE.
如果您还不太愿意开始使用名称空间，可以考虑升级 IDE，在 IDE的帮助下尝试使用名称空间。 ibm
In retrospect, it seems clear why she might have felt that way, but Moniz reports that after a frontal lobotomy she was cured, “ though possibly a little reticent.”
回想起来，她之所以会这么想，原因应该是清楚的，但 Moniz报告称经过额叶切除术后她被治愈了，“虽然可能变得有点沉默”。 yeeyan
Many people are reticent about answering government questions when their incomes are rising and some families have exceeded the country's one- child policy, China Daily said.
中国日报报道，面对政府问卷中关于收入何时上升的问题，许多人避而不答，而亦有家庭违反独生子女政策。 yeeyan
That’s what S meant, I decided: she would be an editor like Fuller, rather than someone bookish, like the legendarily reticent New Yorker editor William Shawn.
那就是 S的目标，我很确定，她想做一个像福勒一样的编辑，而不是像纽约客的编辑威廉肖恩那样传奇而又沉默寡言的学究。 yeeyan
This last is something new; the author has been reticent about writing explicit sex scenes in the past.
最后这点是个新事物；作者过去始终对描写直率的性场面抱有保留态度。 ecocn.org
When asked about his future prospects, Yao himself was reticent.
当问及他的未来，姚明自己都沉默了。 yeeyan |