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tac·i·turn
/ˈtæsəˌtɚ/
(
a
.)沈默寡言的,不太說話的,無言的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tac·i·turn
a.
Habitually
silent
;
not
given
to
converse
;
not
apt
to
talk
or
speak
. --
Tac*i*turn*ly
,
adv.
Syn:
--
Silent
;
reserved
.
Usage:
Taciturn
,
Silent
.
Silent
has
reference
to
the
act
;
taciturn
,
to
the
habit
.
A
man
may
be
silent
from
circumstances
;
he
is
taciturn
from
disposition
.
The
loquacious
man
is
at
times
silent
;
one
who
is
taciturn
may
now
and
then
make
an
effort
at
conversation
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
taciturn
adj
:
habitually
reserved
and
uncommunicative
[
ant
:
voluble
]
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