taciturn


adj. 沉默寡言的;无言的,不太说话的

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中文词源

taciturn 不苟言笑的

来自 tacit,安静的,-urn,形容词后缀。引申词义不苟言笑的。

英文词源

taciturn (adj.)
"habitually silent," 1771, back-formation from taciturnity, or from French taciturne (15c.), from Latin taciturnus "not talkative, noiseless."

实用例句

1. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
他寡言少语,回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋, 然而它却最沉默寡言.
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3. But these men were a taciturn lot , picking their words carefully.
但是这些人都是沉默寡言的人, 说起话来字斟句酌,非常谨慎.
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4. He reverted to his old taciturn ways.
他又恢复了他的静默寡言.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
5. Never talkative, he was even more taciturn now.
原先他就不喜欢说话, 现在更不爱开口了.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

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