reticent

'retisnt

雅思GRE Collins 1

s. temperamentally disinclined to talk
s. reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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

Collins 星级

18,407

BNC 频率

17,152

使用频率

reticent 可以拆分为前缀 re-（表示回）和词根 ticent（来自拉丁语 tacere，意为沉默）。合起来可以理解为回到沉默状态，即不愿意多说话。

例句

1. She is usually reticent in meetings, preferring to listen rather than speak.

她在会议上通常很沉默，喜欢倾听而不是发言。

2. His reticent nature makes it hard for him to make new friends.

他内向的性格让他很难交到新朋友。

3. Despite being reticent, she has many interesting ideas to share.

尽管她很内向，但她有很多有趣的想法想要分享。