释义 |
reˈtiringness [f. prec. + -ness.] The quality of being retiring.
1801W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. XI. 289 The word coy is metaphorically applied to..the stillness of reserve, to moral retiringness. 1831Blackw. Mag. XXX. 213 The retiringness of self-depreciating delicacy. 1887Spectator 17 Sept. 1241 The retiringness of wealth on which the Times descants. |