taciturn meaning in English
adj.
无言的,沉默寡言的。
n.
-turnity
Examples
- Self-confident and taciturn he exuded authority .
他很自信,沉默寡言,显得是一个实权人物。 - He was taciturn and unsociable, and rarely spoke to you .
他总是不声不响,冷冰冰的,难得跟你交谈。 - Dinitz had replaced the taciturn yitzhak rabin in march .
三月里,迪尼茨接替了沉默寡言的伊扎克拉宾所担任的职务。 - After opposing to the malady a taciturn resistance for a day or two, he was obliged to keep in his chamber .
他同疾病不声不响地对抗了一两天后,不得不待在屋里,不能出来。 - As such things are inclined to do, and gave to his wife's mind its subdued and tactful turn, anxious to avoid taciturn replies .
事情往往是这样的,就使他的妻子不得不低声下气,见机行事,一心只想避免一问三不响。