taciturn
英 ['t?s?t??n]
美['t?s?t?n]
- adj. 沉默寡言的；無言的，不太說話的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
名詞:?taciturnity;
中文詞源
taciturn 不茍言笑的
來自 tacit,安靜的，-urn,形容詞后綴。引申詞義不茍言笑的。
英文詞源
- taciturn (adj.)
- "habitually silent," 1771, back-formation from taciturnity, or from French taciturne (15c.), from Latin taciturnus "not talkative, noiseless."
雙語例句
- 1. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
- 他寡言少語，回答我的問題時只是往外蹦單字。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
- 沒有任何動物比螞蟻更勤奮, 然而它卻最沉默寡言.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. But these men were a taciturn lot , picking their words carefully.
- 但是這些人都是沉默寡言的人, 說起話來字斟句酌,非常謹慎.
來自飄（部分）
- 4. He reverted to his old taciturn ways.
- 他又恢復了他的靜默寡言.
來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子
- 5. Never talkative, he was even more taciturn now.
- 原先他就不喜歡說話, 現在更不愛開口了.
來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子