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单词 reserved
释义

reserved

[ ri-zurvd ]
/ rɪˈzɜrvd /
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adjective

kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
kept by special arrangement for some person: a reserved seat.
formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others: a quiet, reserved man.
characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.: reserved comments.
retaining the original color of a surface, especially when decorating portions of the surface with other colors.

Origin of reserved

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at reserve, -ed2

SYNONYMS FOR reserved

3, 4 composed, controlled reticent, constrained, taciturn, withdrawn, distant, cold.
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OTHER WORDS FROM reserved

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Example sentences from the Web for reserved

  • This custom, which may make us contract a reservedness or too much familiarity, is extremely ridiculous.

    The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment, Dedicated to the Youth of Both Sexes|Elisabeth Celnart
  • At noon dined at home and Creed with me, who I do really begin to hate, and do use him with some reservedness.

    Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
  • Nevertheless, he could not entirely abstain from testing the power of her reservedness.

    Pierre; or The Ambiguities|Herman Melville
  • You know the sternness, reservedness, and distance of his manners.

    Caleb Williams|William Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for reserved

reserved
/ (rɪˈzɜːvd) /

adjective

set aside for use by a particular person or peoplethis table is reserved
cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent
destined; fatedreserved for great things
referring to matters that are the responsibility of the national parliament rather than a devolved regional assemblydefence is a reserved issue

Derived forms of reserved

reservedly (rɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ), adverbreservedness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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