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单词 taciturn
释义 tac·i·turn
\ˈtasəˌtərn, -ˌtə̄n, -ˌtəin\ adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French taciturne, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus
1. : habitually silent : temperamentally disinclined or reluctant to talk or converse : laconic, reticent
 < a brooding and taciturn man, he said nothing till others had their say — G.D.Brown >
2. : marked by a lack of expressiveness or amiability : dour
 < from self-revealing sociability to taciturn misanthropy — Aldous Huxley >
 < a taciturn and iron-bound visage — Charles Dickens >
Synonyms: see silent
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