reticent

reticent

形容词

1. 不爱说话的；沉默寡言的：

He was reticent about his past.
他对自己的过去沉默寡言。

She is reticent and rarely shares her thoughts with others.
她沉默寡言，很少与人分享自己的想法。

2. 不愿意透露的；保守的：

The company has been reticent about its future plans.
该公司一直对自己的未来计划保持沉默。

He is reticent about his personal life.
他对个人生活很保守。

名词

1. 沉默寡言的人：

She is known to be a reticent in public.
她众所周知在公众面前总是沉默寡言。

He was described as a reticent by his colleagues.
他的同事们形容他是个沉默寡言的人。

词语辨析

reticent、reserved、uncommunicative

reticent：强调性格内向，不善言辞，不轻易透露信息。

reserved：强调保守，不爱表达，不轻易展示情感。

uncommunicative：强调不愿意交流，不善于表达，缺乏沟通能力。

词汇扩充

reticently (副词)

reticence (名词)

近义词

silent, quiet, taciturn, introverted

反义词

talkative, communicative, outgoing, expressive

柯林斯词典

英 [ˈretɪsənt] 美 [ˈretɪsənt]

形容词

If you are reticent about something, you are unwilling to speak about it or reveal your thoughts or feelings about it.

名词

1. 沉默寡言的人

2. 沉默寡言

牛津词典

英 [ˈretɪs(ə)nt] 美 [ˈrɛtɪs(ə)nt]

形容词

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

用法

He is often reticent about his achievements.
他经常对自己的成就保持沉默。

She remained reticent on the subject.
她对这个话题保持沉默。

He is reticent to share his personal experiences.
他不愿意分享自己的个人经历。

They were reticent about their future plans.
他们对自己的未来计划保持沉默。

Her reticence in public gatherings made her appear distant.
她在公众聚会上的沉默使她显得疏远。

例句

1. He was reticent about his past.
   他对自己的过去沉默寡言。
2. She is reticent and rarely shares her thoughts with others.
   她沉默寡言，很少与人分享自己的想法。
3. The company has been reticent about its future plans.
   该公司一直对自己的未来计划保持沉默。
4. He is reticent about his personal life.
   他对个人生活很保守。
5. She is known to be a reticent in public.
   她众所周知在公众面前总是沉默寡言。
6. He was described as a reticent by his colleagues.
   他的同事们形容他是个沉默寡言的人。
7. My reticent nature often makes it difficult for me to open up to others.
   我的沉默天性经常使我难以向他人敞开心扉。
8. Despite his reticence, he managed to express his gratitude.
   尽管他很沉默，但他设法表达了自己的感激之情。
9. Her reticence in interviews often leaves the reporters with little to write about.
   她在采访中的沉默使记者们很难有文章可写。
10. They interpreted his reticence as a sign of guilt.
    他们把他的沉默解读为有罪的迹象。
11. His reticent manner often makes people think he is unfriendly.
    他沉默寡言的举止常常让人觉得他不友好。
12. She is naturally reticent and prefers to observe rather than participate.
    她天生沉默寡言，更喜欢观察而不是参与。
13. His reticent personality made it difficult for him to make friends.
    他沉默寡言的性格使他很难交朋友。
14. Her reticence to share her ideas often leads to misunderstandings.
    她不愿分享自己的想法常常导致误解。
15. I could tell by his reticent response that he was not interested.
    从他沉默寡言的回答中我可以看出他对此不感兴趣。
16. Her reticence about her personal life made her a mystery to her colleagues.
    她对个人生活的保密使她对同事们成了一个谜。
17. His reticence to disclose information raised suspicions among the investigators.
    他不愿透露信息的沉默让调查人员产生了怀疑。
18. Despite his reticence, he was an excellent listener.
    尽管他很沉默，但他是个很好的倾听者。
19. Her reticence in sharing her achievements often belittled her own success.
    她对分享自己的成就的沉默常常让她自己的成功被贬低。
20. He tried to hide his reticence behind a smile.
    他试图用微笑掩饰他的沉默。
21. His reticence during the meeting sparked curiosity among the attendees.
    他在会议期间的沉默引起了与会者的好奇心。