- 看过 reticence 的人也看了 :
- shyness
- hesitation
- restraint
- closeness
- reserve
reticence 的定义
- the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint: His natural reticence seemed to disappear under the influence of alcohol.
reticence 近义词
silence
reticence 的近义词 5 个
更多reticence例句
- Loeb also writes about how science can be overly conservative at times—aiming his complaints in particular on the reticence to elevate the question of alien life to a more prominent place in our hypotheses about what we see in the universe around us.
- Welch, 36, understands the reticence but thinks it’s important to not ignore the elephant and the donkey in the room.
- Vincent Hutchings, a political science professor at the University of Michigan who specializes in voting and public opinion, said such reticence is stronger in neighborhoods that have historically been segregated.
- Taylor said he is encouraging former officials such as Mattis and Kelly to see that now is the time to break their self-imposed reticence.
- He says that he’s experienced “a great deal of reticence and non-movement” when it comes to promoting the program to the people who meet its requirements.
- But there's a reticence to discuss or consider such acts of violence committed by women as legitimate.
- Her reticence is not uncommon among online supporters of Officer Wilson.
- Our reticence to state the obvious but unproven may be understandable, and even prudent, but it is not helpful.
- This reticence—this reserve—suits Beck's voice and personality much better than the confessional self-consciousness of Sea Change.
- It was natural that reticence would appear in their literature.
- And now to her candid and naturally confiding nature this reticence gave her almost a guilty feeling.
- If we consult human nature, the only causes to which we can assign this reticence are, conscientious cowardice and dishonesty.
- Is the reticence real or is this some wonderful trick of his, this making his guest feel superior?
- You must not be angry with him, Art, because his very reticence means that all his brains are working for her good.
- Such mysterious reticence was in direct opposition to ordinary governmental procedure in similar cases.