reticence
[ˈrɛtɪsəns]
n.
不轻易暴露想法或感情;
沉默;
不爱说话;
含蓄;
例句:
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They tore off...even the fig-leaves of decent reticence.
来自C. Kingsley
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Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it.
珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言；事实上，她喜欢这一点。
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Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors.
她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
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He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story.
他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯,把事情原原本本都告诉了我.
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In his new work, there is no such reticence.
来自NEWYORKER
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That strange Anglo-Irish blend of reticence and emotionalism.
来自Day Lewis