释义
[ ret -uh -suh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈrɛt ə sənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
reluctant or restrained.
Origin of reticent First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin reticent- (stem of reticēns ), present participle of reticēre “to be silent,” equivalent to re- “again, back” + -tic-, combining form of tacēre “to be silent” (cf. tacit) + -ent- adjective suffix; see re-, -ent
SYNONYMS FOR reticent 1 taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.
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OTHER WORDS FROM reticent ret·i·cence, ret·i·cen·cy, noun ret·i·cent·ly, adverb non·ret·i·cent, adjective non·ret·i·cent·ly, adverb
un·ret·i·cent, adjective un·ret·i·cent·ly, adverb
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reticent reluctant, reticent Words nearby reticent Rethondes, Réti, retiarius, retiary, reticence, reticent , reticle, reticul-, reticular, reticular activating system, reticular cell
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British Dictionary definitions for reticent adjective not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved
Derived forms of reticent reticence , noun reticently , adverb Word Origin for reticent C19: from Latin reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent
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