taciturn

[US]/ˈtæsɪtɜːn/
[UK]/ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. secara kebiasaan tertutup dan tidak komunikatif

Example Sentences

Why do the aged tend to be taciturn?

Mengapa orang tua cenderung pendiam?

he is a reserved, almost taciturn man.

Dia adalah seorang pria yang pendiam, hampir pendiam.

The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.

Semut adalah hewan yang paling rajin; namun, ia adalah yang paling pendiam.

Real-world Examples

But these men were a taciturn lot, picking their words carefully.

Namun, orang-orang ini adalah kelompok yang pendiam, memilih kata-kata mereka dengan hati-hati.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mr. Fogg was as calm and taciturn as ever.

Mr. Fogg sama tenang dan pendiam seperti biasanya.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Young Jefferson Hope rode on with his companions, gloomy and taciturn.

Jefferson Hope yang masih muda melanjutkan perjalanan bersama teman-temannya, muram dan pendiam.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

He'd always been taciturn, but this was something quite different.

Dia selalu pendiam, tetapi ini sangat berbeda.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

He was no different from the other mountain boys, lean and taciturn, hard to talk to.

Dia tidak berbeda dari anak-anak gunung lainnya, kurus dan pendiam, sulit diajak bicara.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

The merchant, sitting opposite them, was taciturn.

Pedagang itu, yang duduk berhadapan dengan mereka, pendiam.

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

Julien was taciturn, and not unduly upset.

Julien pendiam, dan tidak terlalu kesal.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

He was what we might describe as a " taciturn" boy.

Dia adalah apa yang mungkin kita gambarkan sebagai anak laki-laki "pendiam".

Source: 2015 English Cafe

In a taciturn way she was happy to see Muriel.

Dengan cara yang pendiam, dia senang melihat Muriel.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

" I have a cab at the door, " said our taciturn companion.

"Saya punya taksi di depan pintu," kata rekan pendiam kami.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

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