reticently
adverb
formaluk/ˈret.ɪ.sənt.li/us/ˈret̬.ə.sənt.li/in a way thatshowsthat you areunwillingto do something ortalkabout something, forexamplebecause you arenervousor beingcareful:
沉默寡言地；不愿交谈地"I was aprisoner," he said reticently.“我曾是个囚犯，”他默默地说道。
Philspokereticently.菲尔缄默地说。
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reticent
- Shebeganreticently butgrewinwarmthandconfidence.
- Shepeeredreticently through thewindow.
- Thesmallboyreticentlyclimbedinto the doctor'schair.
Not saying much
- a few well-chosen wordsidiom
- abruptly
- abruptness
- briefly
- cat
- concisely
- conciseness
- crisp
- laconic
- monosyllabic
- monosyllabically
- not say booidiom
- pithily
- pithy
- quietly
- quietness
- reticence
- reticent
- succinctly
- taciturn
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