Reticent
[ 'rɛtɪsnt ]
成人 Adult Edu
adj. 寡言少语的;有保留的;含蓄的;谨慎的;
💡 词根助记
retic安静+ent...的 →沉默的
📝 例句
He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
他沉默含蓄，雍容华贵，书生气十足，而又温文有礼。
He was reticent about his past [on family affairs].
他对自己的过去 [家务事] 闭口不谈。
It was a matter upon which he was reticent.
这是一个他讳莫如深的话题。
He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past.
他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深.
be reticent of one's opinion
有保留意见
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ re-前缀“反复”,ticent-谐音“提神”:因为沉默不语所以需要反复提神
※ re-谐音“阿姨”,ti-拼音“提”,cent-钱(分币):阿姨一提到钱就沉默不语了
※ re-拼音“热”,ti-拼音“题”,cent-百分度:再热的讨论话题一百句中他也可能只插入一句话(百分之一)
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
reticent
adj
~ (about/on sth) not revealing one's thoughts or feelings easily; reserved 不轻易暴露思想或感情的; 有保留的
be reticent about one's plans 不愿谈自己的计画
He seemed unduly reticent on the subject of his past. 他似乎对他过去的事情讳莫如深.
🔁 扩展释义
*['retisnt]a. 无言的, 沉默的, 不情愿的【法】 言不尽意的, 沈默寡言的, 有保留的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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No. Thank you. I have a dinner date.
不 谢谢。我要去赴晚餐约会。
Hush! Talk quietly.
嘘！请小声讲话。
But he has not promised to give you any of his blood.
但是他并没有答应给你他身上的任何一滴血。