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ret·i·cence /ˈretɪsəns/
n.
1. 沉默寡言，缄默
speak one's mind without reticence 畅所欲言
He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story. 他一反寻常的沉默寡言，把事情原原本本都告诉我了。
His reticences are often more revealing than what he says. 他的缄默常常比他所说的话叫人明白更深的意义。
a man of few reticences 坦率的人
2. (艺术风格、表达形式等的)节制
the value of reticence in art 艺术上讲究节制的价值
3. 勉强，不愿
feel a certain reticence about telling the child the truth 有些不想把事实真相告诉孩子
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