reticent
reticent 英 [ˈretɪsnt] 美 [ˈrɛtɪsənt]
adj. 沉默的；有保留的；谨慎的
- Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other.
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- adj. 沉默的；有保留的；谨慎的
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1. Just how much can a polite and reticent people withstand? That is the test for modern China.
现在的问题是，儒雅而沉默的中国人能对此容忍多少，这是对当代中国的一个考验。
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2. Although CNN may have been initially reticent to accept unpolished citizen reports, the network\\\'s editors and producers are now comfortable using the best of the online reports on the air.
尽管CNN可能对这些未经润饰的报告使用保持沉默，但现在网络编辑和制片人却舒服的用这些最好的网上素材制作广播节目。
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3. Babel's muted celebration of his marvellous goal may have been the expression of a naturally reticent temperament, or it may have been a comment on his manager's lack of faith.
巴贝尔在精彩进球后作出的无声庆祝或许是出于他自身沉默寡言的性格，但这也有可能是他对球队教练缺乏信心的不满。
- reticent (adj.) 1834, from Latin reticentem (nominative reticens), present participle of reticere "be silent" (see reticence).
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