英语词汇“reticently”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

When you do something reticently, you act hesitant or shy about it. A contestant in a singing contest might surprise you with her beautiful voice after she shuffles reticently onto the stage.

To be reticent is to hide your feelings or to be bashful, reserved, or quiet. So when you act reticently, you show this reserve in your actions. Although your silent grandfather greets you reticently, he loves you just as much as your enthusiastic, effusive grandmother does. Reticently has a Latin root, reticere, "be silent."

WORD FAMILY

reticent: reticence, reticently+/reticence: reticences

USAGE EXAMPLES

They conducted their duties humbly and reticently, with a minimum of fuss, and went to great lengths not to antagonize anyone.

Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961)

There are currently 76 million American baby boomers inching reticently in its direction.

The Verge(Apr 25, 2015)

He had behaved so honourably, so reticently, in all that had happened that she was determined not to believe aught to his discredit.

Weyman, Stanley J., The Abbess Of Vlaye(2012)

adv with reticence; in a reticent manner

she answered the questions reticently

单词	reticently
释义	reticently (once / 358161 pages) adv When you do something reticently, you act hesitant or shy about it. A contestant in a singing contest might surprise you with her beautiful voice after she shuffles reticently onto the stage. To be reticent is to hide your feelings or to be bashful, reserved, or quiet. So when you act reticently, you show this reserve in your actions. Although your silent grandfather greets you reticently, he loves you just as much as your enthusiastic, effusive grandmother does. Reticently has a Latin root, reticere, "be silent." WORD FAMILY reticent: reticence, reticently+/reticence: reticences USAGE EXAMPLES They conducted their duties humbly and reticently, with a minimum of fuss, and went to great lengths not to antagonize anyone. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) There are currently 76 million American baby boomers inching reticently in its direction. The Verge(Apr 25, 2015) He had behaved so honourably, so reticently, in all that had happened that she was determined not to believe aught to his discredit. Weyman, Stanley J., The Abbess Of Vlaye(2012) adv with reticence; in a reticent manner she answered the questions reticently
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