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taciturn

/tas-i-turn/US // ˈtæs ɪˌtɜrn //UK // (ˈtæsɪˌtɜːn) //

无声无息,沉默寡言,寡言少语,无声无息的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
    • : dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.

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Examples

  • Justin, as I would soon learn, is a large and taciturn man, but he was eager to talk, and urged me to come to New Mexico to learn more about what Kooper and his friends had been through.

  • Her father, a lumber company owner, was taciturn and remote, she recalled in her self-titled memoir.

  • His is a particularly taciturn manifestation of masculinity.

  • No one would confuse him the taciturn, forgetful and vengeful Senate Majority Leader.

  • Tall and taciturn, he exuded the easy authority of a young man used to money and the deference that came with it.

  • The exuberant, indefatigable Democrat from Oregon and the dour, taciturn Republican from New Hampshire made an odd couple.

  • The usually taciturn Zakhilwal spoke spiritedly and aggressively for the first hour of his impeachment.

  • While the latter was remarkably eloquent, the former was taciturn to the last degree.

  • She spoke no word of English and seemed rather taciturn; the only anxiety she manifested was as to the amount of her remuneration.

  • Pale, lean, taciturn and somewhat deaf, he bore much resemblance to the Knight of the Rueful Countenance.

  • Josephine appeared as usual at breakfast: talkative to her father, and taciturn to her female companion.

  • They were silent and taciturn, and acted as though a short conversation indicated a "financial touch."