| 释义 |
tac·i·tur·ni·ty
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷əd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English taciturnite, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French taciturnité, from Latin taciturnitat-, taciturnitas, from taciturnus + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being taciturn:
a. : inclination to spare, curt, or laconic speech : reticence
< the taciturnity and the short answers which gave so much offense — T.B.Macaulay >
b. : lack of expressiveness : reserve
< tight-lipped they endure their fates and we are the losers from their numb taciturnity — Anthony Quinton >
2. Scots law
a. : such failure to assert a legal right as implies that there has been satisfaction or abandonment of it
b. : the plea of mora and taciturnity setting up such failure |