caginess
noun[U]
uk/ˈkeɪ.dʒi.nəs/us/ˈkeɪ.dʒi.nəs/unwillingnessto giveinformation:
守口如瓶，讳莫如深He isknownfor his caginess.他是出了名的口风紧。
Myquestionwasmetwith amomentof caginess before he said, “I really don'tknow".在我提出问题后，他讳莫如深地说“我真的不知道。”
See
cagey
- Onereasonfor her caginess might beignorancewhich she does notwanttoadmit.
- Clinicalstudiesfor newdrugsareshroudedin caginess, but most of thecompaniessay they will haveresultsin about ayear.
- There was theusualcaginess about the deal'svalue.
Unwilling and reluctant
- arsed
- balk
- baulk
- be blowed if...idiom
- be in no mood forsomething/to dosomethingidiom
- begrudge
- deign
- disinclination
- disinclined
- disobliging
- dragyourheels/feetidiom
- fag
- indisposed
- indisposition
- not have the stomach forsomethingidiom
- ratheryouthanmeidiom
- reluctance
- reluctant
- reluctantly
- wouldn't
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