reticence
/ˈɹɛtəs(ə)ns/ 名词 C2中文: 沉默寡言、含蓄、保留
- Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
- A silent and reserved nature.
- Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
- Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
复数 reticences
来自图书馆
The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself.
在真实文章中学习reticence
注册免费账号后,在图书馆中把鼠标悬停在任何单词上即可看到意思,还能听朗读、收藏单词并按你的记忆安排复习,看到每本书你已经认识多少。