taciturn [ˈtæsɪtɜ:rn]

例句:

• As I am naturally taciturn...maintaining silence...did not dismay me.
  来自D. Murphy
• A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
  他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。
  
• He sings along the march Which we march taciturn.
  来自W. Owen
• The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
  没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋, 然而它却最沉默寡言.
  
• But these men were a taciturn lot , picking their words carefully.
  但是这些人都是沉默寡言的人, 说起话来字斟句酌,非常谨慎.
  
• Stuart is taciturn on that subject as on most.
  来自M. Forster