reticence

She is so reticent about her achievements...

她對自己的成就緘口不言。

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決定自己給總統寫信。

This was the answer to Ashley's reticence, to his strange conduct.

是了,希禮之所以始終不響, 所以有那么出乎意外的行為,如今都得到解釋了.

辭典例句

He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.

他打破了平時一貫沈默寡言的習慣,把事情原原本本都告訴了我.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story.

他打破了平時一貫沉默寡言的習慣,把事情原原本本都告訴了我.

辭典例句

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a close U.S. ally , showed no such reticence.

澳洲總理霍華德雖是美國親密的盟友, 但可就沒有這麼節制了.

期刊摘選

A sound marriage is not based on complete frankness; it is based on a sensible reticence.

一個堅固婚姻的基礎不是完全的坦白, 而是懂得在什么時候保持緘默.

期刊摘選

His reticence are more revealing than his speech.

他的沉默所表露的要勝過他的言詞.

辭典例句

But why the reticence when I inquired about the Hainan development?

但當我問及海南開發項目時,朱鼎健為何會保持緘默 呢 ?

期刊摘選

It was impossible to break through her barricade of reticence.

要打破她沉默的壁壘簡直是不可能的.

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There is a quite natural reticence for them to reveal it to outsiders.

他們也不大愿意向外人講,那很自然.

辭典例句

There is a quite natural reticence to reveal it to outsiders.

他們也不大愿意向外人講.

辭典例句

Less information and reticence are characteristic of prizewinners this year.

信息少和嚴謹是今天獲獎作品的特征.

期刊摘選

Both parties are deservedly upbraided for their reticence on exactly how to cut the fiscal deficit.

兩黨對到期如何削減財政預算而保持緘默,因此應該受到責備.

期刊摘選

However, your reticence to share could stir up in securities in someone around you.

然而你的躲閃可能會攪動某人心中的不安全感.

期刊摘選

He always displays a certain reticence in discussing personal matters.

他在談論個人問題時總顯得有些保留.

辭典例句

Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors.

她的寡言少語和前任們的光鮮亮麗、明星范兒十足形成了鮮明的對比。

柯林斯例句

Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it.

珀爾并不介意他沉默寡言；事實上，她喜歡這一點。

柯林斯例句