reticent
/ˈretɪsənt/adjective
- not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily沉默寡言的, 缄默的; 保持沉默的：
she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs.
她极不愿意谈论私事。
派生词
reticence
nounreticently
adverb词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin reticent- 'remaining silent', from the verb reticere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + tacere 'be silent'.