Reticent
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 沉默不语的
- ［英］ adj. 沉默不语的 ( inclined to be silent; reserved)
- ［记］ re ( 再次) +tic ( =silent 安静) +ent -> 再安静 -> 沉默寡言的;
- ［同］ 参考: taciturn ( 沉默的) 派生词: reticence ( n. 沉默寡言)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin reticent-, reticens, present participle of reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent — more at tacit
- Date: circa 1834
- 1. inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech ; reserved
- 2. restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance <the room has an aspect of reticent dignity — A. N. Whitehead>
- 3. reluctant
- Synonyms: see silent
- ? reticently adverb
