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

• Another reason for the official reticence may be that Chinese leaders think the situation will be resolved, so there is no point in starting a public panic.
  官方保持沉默的另一个原因可能是中国领导人认为当前的形势会得以解决，因此没有必要引起公众恐慌。
• 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 has not served China well.
  这种沉默对中国并没有多大好处。
• But he also shows rare unease and reticence when asked if he had always harboured doubts about the strategy, even as he drove it forward under Nardelli.
  但在被问及他是否一直对这一战略抱着疑虑（甚至在纳尔代利领导下推行这一战略时）时，他也显示出了罕见的不安与沉默。
• 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。
• Many in the business community welcome such reticence.
  商界很多人欢迎这样的沉默。
• The reticence to politicise the crisis has deeper roots than merely concern about being caught backing the wrong side in distant civil conflicts.
  各方不愿将中东危机政治化，不仅仅是因为担心在遥远国度的国内冲突中支持了错误的一方，还有一些更深层次的原因。
• His reticence be more reveal than his speech.
  他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词。
• Luther did not understand Zwingli's reticence to accept a physical presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
  路德并不明白慈运理为何无法接受基督在圣餐中实际的同在。
• Despite their reticence about layoffs, many companies are already looking for ways to reduce headcount.
  尽管对裁员保持缄默，但许多公司已经在考虑减少用工人数的办法。