他在会议上保持沉默,这种矜持让人难以了解他的真实想法。

His reticence during the meeting made it hard to understand his true opinions.

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His reticence during the meeting made it hard to understand his true opinions.

reticence 是名词,来自形容词 reticent(沉默寡言的)。词根 retic- 来自拉丁语 reticere(保持沉默),后缀 -ence 表示状态或性质。reticence 指"不愿多说话的状态",即"沉默、寡言"或"矜持"。

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