reticence

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UK ['retɪsns]
  • n.沉默；寡言；含蓄；保留
  • Web沉默寡言；沉默寡言的；缄默

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n.
1.
沉默,缄默;寡言;含蓄;保留

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AllAll,沉默沉默,寡言寡言,含蓄含蓄,保留保留,沉默寡言沉默寡言,沉默寡言的沉默寡言的,缄默缄默
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Even Hillary Clinton, not usually known for her reticence, was said to have been quiet on human rights, Taiwan and Tibet.
据说，就连一向不以沉默寡言著称的希拉里•克林顿（HillaryClinton），也在人权、台湾和西藏问题上保持了沉默。
jù shuō , jiù lián yí xiàng bù yǐ chén mò guǎ yán zhù chēng de xī lā lǐ • kè lín dùn ( HillaryClinton ) , yě zài rén quán 、 tái wān hé xī zàng wèn tí shàng bǎo chí le chén mò 。
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2.
Their reticence on this point is not surprising, as the root of the problem is China's authoritarian regime itself.
他们在这一点上的沉默不语并不让人惊奇，因为问题的根在中国政府自身。
tā men zài zhè yì diǎn shàng de chén mò bù yǔ bìng bù ràng rén jīng qí , yīn wèi wèn tí de gēn zài zhōng guó zhèng fǔ zì shēn 。
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CIC's newfound reticence comes as it appears to be performing better than many of its global counterparts, not to mention Safe.
在中投最近陷入缄默之时，适逢它的业绩似乎好于许多全球同行，更不用说外管局了。
zài zhōng tóu zuì jìn xiàn rù jiān mò zhī shí , shì féng tā de yè jì sì hū hǎo yú xǔ duō quán qiú tóng xíng , gèng bú yòng shuō wài guǎn jú le 。
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Even if China's reticence holds this time, Beijing is not likely to cede the U. S. Navy carte blanche to range throughout the Yellow Sea.
即使这次中国保持沉默，北京也不太可能会放弃同美国争夺整个黄海。
jí shǐ zhè cì zhōng guó bǎo chí chén mò , běi jīng yě bù tài kě néng huì fàng qì tóng měi guó zhēng duó zhěng gè huáng hǎi 。
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Saw this reticence to discuss results in terms of effect sizes as an implicit indictment of the measures being used.
不愿意对结果效果大小做出太多讨论是对使用方法不满的含蓄体现。
bù yuàn yì duì jié guǒ xiào guǒ dà xiǎo zuò chū tài duō tǎo lùn shì duì shǐ yòng fāng fǎ bù mǎn de hán xù tǐ xiàn 。
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That day, contrary to my usual reticence, I said: 'Happiness is the half that people don't have.
那天，一反平时的呐呐，我说：“幸福，乃是人们未曾得到的那一半。”
nà tiān , yī fǎn píng shí de nà nà , wǒ shuō : " xìng fú , nǎi shì rén men wèi céng dé dào de nà yí bàn 。 "
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In any event, members of such a highly authoritative body should always conduct themselves with prudence and reticence.
但无论如何，身为极具权威机构的会员，要时刻注意自己的言行。
dàn wú lùn rú hé , shēn wéi jí jù quán wēi jī gòu de huì yuán , yào shí kè zhù yì zì jǐ de yán xíng 。
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He says North Korea's reticence can be understood, to the extent that the country is "not automatically inclined toward transparency. "
希尔说，鉴于北韩做事情时不会自动倾向于透明化，美国能够理解北韩在一定程度上的保留态度。
xī ěr shuō , jiàn yú běi hán zuò shì qíng shí bú huì zì dòng qīng xiàng yú tòu míng huà , měi guó néng gòu lǐ jiě běi hán zài yí dìng chéng dù shàng de bǎo liú tài du 。
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Others factors that could affect both the strength and length of global growth are unemployment and consumers' reticence to spend.
其他可能影响全球增长力度和持续时间的因素包括失业和消费者的支出意愿不强。
qí tā kě néng yǐng xiǎng quán qiú zēng zhǎng lì dù hé chí xù shí jiān de yīn sù bāo kuò shī yè hé xiāo fèi zhě de zhī chū yì yuàn bù qiáng 。
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10.
Luther did not understand Zwingli's reticence to accept a physical presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
路德并不明白慈运理为何无法接受基督在圣餐中实际的同在。
lù dé bìng bù míng bái cí yùn lǐ wèi hé wú fǎ jiē shòu jī dū zài shèng cān zhōng shí jì de tóng zài 。
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