音标:['tæsitә:n] ;
a. 沉默寡言的, 不太说话的, 无言的
a. habitually reserved and uncommunicative
词型变化:名词复数形式 : taciturns
考试类型:[GRE]

taciturn的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He didn't say anything because he was so taciturn.他不说一句话,因为他是如此沉默寡言。
  2. He was taciturn and unsociable,and rarely spoke to you.他总是不声不响,冷冰冰的,难得跟你交谈。

经典引文

  • As I am naturally taciturn..maintaining silence..did not dismay me.

    出自:D. Murphy
  • Stuart is taciturn on that subject as on most.

    出自:M. Forster
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