taciturn

🇬🇧 UK/'tæsitә:n/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Habitually quiet and reluctant to speak; not talkative by nature.

沉默寡言的,不爱说话的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
taciturnother
=taciturn

Common Collocations

  • 1.taciturn nature沉默寡言的性格
  • 2.taciturn man沉默寡言的人
  • 3.[taciturn by disposition]生性不爱说话
  • 4.notoriously taciturn出了名的沉默寡言

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The taciturn detective listened carefully but rarely offered his own opinions.

  • 2.

    Growing up, she was taciturn around strangers but lively with close friends.

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