taciturnity [ˌtæsɪ'tɜ:nətɪ]

例句:

• It was only a substantial meal that could induce in him even a passing taciturnity.
  只有实实在在的一顿饭才能使他暂时缄口无言.
  
• His taciturnity was unbroken.
  他一直缄默到底.
  
• Taciturnity was not Gilbert's forte. He ached to tell people the...news.
  来自M. Coren
• It was a mistake to be drawn or lured out of his taciturnity.
  来自S. Bellow
• What appears to be thought is in fact suppressed thought, the mere ratification of male taciturnity.
  来自NEWYORKER