Wordiyoreticent
🇬🇧 UK/'retisnt/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Unwilling to speak openly or share thoughts; reserved and restrained; reluctant to act or speak.
沉默寡言的；不愿表露的；不情愿的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
ticroot
+
entperforming, being in a state
=reticent
Common Collocations
- 1.reticent about对……讳莫如深
- 2.remain reticent保持沉默
- 3.reticent nature沉默寡言的性格
- 4.[reticent to speak]不愿开口
Example Sentences
- 1.
She was reticent about her past, rarely sharing details with anyone.
- 2.
The witness remained reticent despite repeated questioning by the detective.
- 3.
He seemed reticent to commit to the new project without more information.