释义 |
re·served \-vd\ adjective Etymology: from past participle of reserve (I) 1. : marked by a disposition to be restrained in words and actions: as a. : checking free expression of knowledge or ideas through caution : not open, communicative, or candid < habitually was reserved in speech, withholding her opinion — Victoria Sackville-West > b. : checking easy free conversation or activity through formality, stiffness, or other inhibition : not spontaneous, natural, or hearty < a certain vulgar gusto in his movement that divided him from the reserved, watchful rest of the family — D.H.Lawrence > 2. : kept or set apart or aside for future or special use or for an exigency 3. : left of the same color as the background or as the original color of the surface of the material Synonyms: see silent |