reticence
英
美
n. 沉默; 含蓄
复数:reticences
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.- 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。
- She is so reticent about her achievements...
英英释义
noun
- the trait of being uncommunicative
双语例句
- The Vatican has long overcome its historic reticence about accepting scientific advance.
梵蒂冈在接受科学进步方面早就克服了其历史上的沉默。 - But his reticence boded nothing good to the Anglican cause.
但他的沉默预示着什么好事,圣公会的事业。 - At the same time, you might think his reticence, his reluctance to speak in his own voice may have also been a response to the fate of Socrates and politically endangered situation of philosophy.
同时,你也可以将他的缄默,与不发言的冷淡,可能也是,对苏格拉底的遭遇,及哲学在政治上危险处境的响应。 - Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。 - 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。 - 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。 - He's not only quiet, kind-hearted and reticence, but also the one whom others are willing to speak their's minds to.
他性格平和。心地仁慈。沉默少言。而且是一个很好的倾诉对象。把以上句子翻译成一个英语复句。 - Many in the business community welcome such reticence.
商界很多人欢迎这样的沉默。 - His reticence be more reveal than his speech.
他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词。 - Researchers have recently discovered that altering a single gene can overcome the plants 'reticence.
研究人员近来发现,改变某种基因可以克服植物防御的迟缓性。