taciturn

英 [ˈtæsɪtɜːn]

美 [ˈtæsɪtɜːrn]

adj.  不苟言笑的; 沉默寡言的; 缄默不语的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 不苟言笑的；沉默寡言的；缄默不语的
  tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 寡言少语的;沉默寡言的;不苟言笑的
  Ataciturnperson does not say very much and can seem unfriendly.
  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。

英英释义

adj

• habitually reserved and uncommunicative

双语例句

• He is the general name of the soldier, strong and stocky, taciturn.
  他是名普通的士兵，黑壮敦实，沉默寡言。
• 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，然而却最沉默寡言。
• Although unfriendly and taciturn, Azer rarely provoke a fight except to relieve a foe of much-treasured gems.
  尽管火矮人沉默寡言而且并不友善，但是他们却很少主动挑起战斗除非对手身上拥有大量的财宝。
• They could not every day sit so grim and taciturn;
  他们不能每天都这么阴沉缄默地坐着吧。
• He was a reserved, taciturn person when I first knew him.
  我刚认识他时，他是个矜持而沉默的人。
• Normally taciturn, with her he felt like saying all sorts of things.
  他的口不大爱说话，见了她，他愿意随便的说；
• He reverted to his old taciturn ways.
  他又恢复了他的静默寡言。
• A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
  他不爱说话，对我的问题一两个字就打发掉了。
• He was taciturn and unsociable, and rarely spoke to you.
  他总是不声不响，冷冰冰的，难得跟你交谈。
• Both are rebels from Korea's crippling and prohibitively expensive treadmill of education, marriage and family, hailed as the be-all and end-all by the taciturn older generation.
  他们都是韩国教育、婚姻和家庭单调模式的反叛者，而在缄默的老一代人看来，这些危害深重、费用高昂的模式乃是人生的最终目标。