taciturn

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

Translation

adj. 沉默寡言的

Example Sentences

Why do the aged tend to be taciturn?

很多老年人为什么沉默寡言?

he is a reserved, almost taciturn man.

他是个拘谨而沉默寡言的人。

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

没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋,然而它却最沉默寡言。

Real-world Examples

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

但是这些人都是沉默寡言的人,说起话来字斟句酌,非常谨慎。

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mr. Fogg was as calm and taciturn as ever.

福克先生沉默寡言,依然如故。

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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

小杰弗逊·侯波和他的伙伴们骑着马继续前进。

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

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

他一向沉默寡言,但这次完全不同。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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

他和其他的山区孩子没什么两样,身体很瘦,沉默寡言,很难说上话。

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

The merchant, sitting opposite them, was taciturn.

坐在他们对面的商人沉默寡言。

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

Julien was taciturn, and not unduly upset.

于连沉默寡言, 并没有过度沮丧。

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

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

他就是我们所说的“沉默寡言”的男孩。

Source: 2015 English Cafe

In a taciturn way she was happy to see Muriel.

她沉默寡言, 很高兴见到穆里尔。

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

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

“门口有出租车,”我们沉默寡言的同伴说。

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

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