c. 1600, from Middle French réticence (16c.), from Latin reticentia "silence, a keeping silent," from present participle stem of reticere "keep silent," from re- (see re-), + tacere "be silent" (see tacit). "Not in common use until after 1830" [OED].
双语例句
1. Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it.
珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言；事实上，她喜欢这一点。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors.
她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.
他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯,把事情原原本本都告诉了我.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. This was the answer to Ashley's reticence, to his strange conduct.
是了,希礼之所以始终不响, 所以有那么出乎意外的行为,如今都得到解释了.
来自辞典例句
5. There is a quite natural reticence to reveal it to outsiders.
