taciturn

• adj. 沉默寡言的；无言的，不太说话的

来自 tacit,安静的，-urn,形容词后缀。引申词义不苟言笑的。

taciturn (adj.)

"habitually silent," 1771, back-formation from taciturnity, or from French taciturne (15c.), from Latin taciturnus "not talkative, noiseless."

1. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.

他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.

没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋, 然而它却最沉默寡言.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. But these men were a taciturn lot , picking their words carefully.

但是这些人都是沉默寡言的人, 说起话来字斟句酌,非常谨慎.

来自飘（部分）

4. He reverted to his old taciturn ways.

他又恢复了他的静默寡言.

来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

5. Never talkative, he was even more taciturn now.

原先他就不喜欢说话, 现在更不爱开口了.

来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子