| 单词 | taciturn |
| 释义 | taciturn (once / 2407 pages) adj Someone who is taciturn is reserved, not loud and talkative. The word itself refers to the trait of reticence, of seeming aloof and uncommunicative. A taciturn person might be snobby, naturally quiet, or just shy. Having its origin in the Latin tacitus, "silent," taciturn came to be used in mid-18th-century English in the sense "habitually silent." Taciturnity is often considered a negative trait, as it suggests someone uncommunicative and too quiet. Jane Austen wrote, "We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to posterity with all the éclat of a proverb." WORD FAMILYtaciturn: taciturnity, taciturnly+/taciturnity: taciturnities USAGE EXAMPLESTwitter was also separately criticized for its taciturn approach to dealing with abusive tweets, including racist attacks and threats of violence. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) The taciturn man whom colleagues praised as a “titan of the Senate”, who was “blunt even about his bluntness”, said he left with no regrets. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) Most of Clinton’s speech was about Reid, the taciturn senator from Nevada who helped deliver the votes needed to pass President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016) adj habitually reserved and uncommunicative Syn|Ant incommunicative, uncommunicative not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions conciseexpressing much in few words buttoned-up(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation reticent, untalkativetemperamentally disinclined to talk voluble marked by a ready flow of speech communicative, communicatoryable or tending to communicate prolixtediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talkyfull of trivial conversation |
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