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?

很多老年人爲什麼沉默寡言?

he is a reserved, almost taciturn man.

他是個拘謹而沉默寡言的人。

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

沒有任何動物比螞蟻更勤奮,然而它卻最沉默寡言。

Real-world Examples

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

但是這些人都是沉默寡言的人,說起話來字斟句酌,非常謹慎。

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.

小杰弗遜·侯波和他的夥伴們騎着馬繼續前進。

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,但這次完全不同。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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

他和其他的山區孩子沒什麼兩樣,身體很瘦,沉默寡言,很難說上話。

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

The merchant, sitting opposite them, was taciturn.

坐在他們對面的商人沉默寡言。

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

Julien was taciturn, and not unduly upset.

於連沉默寡言, 並沒有過度沮喪。

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

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

他就是我們所說的“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, 很高興見到穆里爾。

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

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

“門口有出租車,”我們沉默寡言的同伴說。

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

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