湖边社【学个词 reticent】reticent- adj. 沉默的；有保留的；谨慎的 ;沉默寡言的;不愿交谈的…
Definition:
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
例词:
Reticent Adventurer，Reticent Wall
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms- closemouthed, dumb, laconic, reserved, silent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative
Antonyms- blabby, chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, motormouthed, mouthy, talkative, talky, unreserved
Choose the Right Synonym for reticent
SILENT, TACITURN, RETICENT, RESERVED, SECRETIVE mean showing restraint in speaking.
SILENT implies a habit of saying no more than is needed.
the strong, silent type
TACITURN implies a temperamental disinclination to speech and usually connotes unsociability.
taciturn villagers
RETICENT implies a reluctance to speak out or at length, especially about one's own affairs.
was reticent about his plans
RESERVED implies reticence and suggests the restraining influence of caution or formality in checking easy informal conversational exchange.
greetings were brief, formal, and reserved
SECRETIVE, too, implies reticence but usually carries a suggestion of deviousness and lack of frankness or of an often ostentatious will to conceal.
the secretive research and development division
Example Sentences
1 … his friends and associates are conspicuously reticent to discuss him in public.
—Martin Flanagan, Manchester Guardian Weekly, 29 Dec. 1991
2 … two or three rather reticent abstract paintings.
—Jay Jacobs, Gourmet, January 1979
3 An extremely reticent man, Morris does not like to talk about his experience in personal terms.
—Helen Dudar, New York Times Magazine, 30 Oct. 1977
4 the panel decided to investigate the fraud charges against the company, which has always been reticent about its internal operations
5 her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago