英语词汇“reticent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other.

The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn’t like to talk. Be careful in your context, however. Reticent can refer to someone who is restrained and formal, but it can also refer to someone who doesn’t want to draw attention to herself or who prefers seclusion to other people. Don’t confuse reticent with reluctant, which means unwilling.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

reluctant / reticent

Consider this sentence:

They may also be reticent about sharing bad news with you.

Are they reticent? Or are they reluctant? It's a subtle difference to be sure. But is it worth preserving?

Reluctant means resisting, unwilling. There's a strong negative connotation attached to it, as these examples demonstrate:

The US healthcare industry has been extremely reluctant to embrace outsourcing firms.

The subject lends itself to hyperbole both because of its urgency and the imperative to draw reluctant readers.

US websites are reluctant to remove extremist religious material because of the First Amendment to the constitution protecting free speech.

By comparison, reticent means quiet, restrained, unwilling to communicate. Despite the unwillingness component, reticent imparts less of a negative feeling:

They were reticent about their main concerns, and few wanted to talk about how they voted.

The mustache and beard deny us the opportunity to get too close to the man, whose reticent gaze appears fixed to the floor.

Korchagin, usually calm and reticent, spoke with a passion that surprised Tsvetayev

Garner's Modern American Usage reports that reticent for reluctant is at stage 4 of language change: a nearly universal form that only "linguistic stalwarts," those "die-hard snoots," object to. Those snoots (syntax nudniks [pests] of our time) are people who love language, are at ease with its nuances, and tend toward tradition, rejecting neologisms without good cause.

It's up to you, then. If you're in favor of preserving the nuance between reluctant and reticent, then be proud to be a snoot!

WORD FAMILY

reticent: reticence, reticently+/reticence: reticences

USAGE EXAMPLES

In some scenes, Hens achieves a kind of middle tone, where, while still producing little horrors, he remains stoic, or reticent.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

“One military was so reticent they denied the capability even existed,” said a source familiar with the meetings.

The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016)

Compared with most internet stars, the Man is also unusually reticent.

New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)

1adj reluctant to draw attention to yourself

Syn

retiring, self-effacing
unassertive

inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence

2adj cool and formal in manner

Syn

restrained, unemotional
undemonstrative

not given to open expression of emotion

3adj temperamentally disinclined to talk

Syn

untalkative
taciturn

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

单词	reticent
释义	reticent (once / 1374 pages) adj Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other. The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn’t like to talk. Be careful in your context, however. Reticent can refer to someone who is restrained and formal, but it can also refer to someone who doesn’t want to draw attention to herself or who prefers seclusion to other people. Don’t confuse reticent with reluctant, which means unwilling. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS reluctant / reticent Consider this sentence: They may also be reticent about sharing bad news with you. Are they reticent? Or are they reluctant? It's a subtle difference to be sure. But is it worth preserving? Reluctant means resisting, unwilling. There's a strong negative connotation attached to it, as these examples demonstrate: The US healthcare industry has been extremely reluctant to embrace outsourcing firms. The subject lends itself to hyperbole both because of its urgency and the imperative to draw reluctant readers. US websites are reluctant to remove extremist religious material because of the First Amendment to the constitution protecting free speech. By comparison, reticent means quiet, restrained, unwilling to communicate. Despite the unwillingness component, reticent imparts less of a negative feeling: They were reticent about their main concerns, and few wanted to talk about how they voted. The mustache and beard deny us the opportunity to get too close to the man, whose reticent gaze appears fixed to the floor. Korchagin, usually calm and reticent, spoke with a passion that surprised Tsvetayev Garner's Modern American Usage reports that reticent for reluctant is at stage 4 of language change: a nearly universal form that only "linguistic stalwarts," those "die-hard snoots," object to. Those snoots (syntax nudniks [pests] of our time) are people who love language, are at ease with its nuances, and tend toward tradition, rejecting neologisms without good cause. It's up to you, then. If you're in favor of preserving the nuance between reluctant and reticent, then be proud to be a snoot! WORD FAMILY reticent: reticence, reticently+/reticence: reticences USAGE EXAMPLES In some scenes, Hens achieves a kind of middle tone, where, while still producing little horrors, he remains stoic, or reticent. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “One military was so reticent they denied the capability even existed,” said a source familiar with the meetings. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) Compared with most internet stars, the Man is also unusually reticent. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj reluctant to draw attention to yourself Syn retiring, self-effacing unassertive inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence 2adj cool and formal in manner Syn restrained, unemotional undemonstrative not given to open expression of emotion 3adj temperamentally disinclined to talk Syn untalkative taciturn habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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