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taciturn

adjective
🔊/ˈtæsɪtɜːn/
🔊/ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/
(formal)
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  1. tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly不苟言笑的；沉默寡言的；缄默不语的
    • a taciturn and serious young man一个沉默寡言又认真的年轻人
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, past participle of tacere ‘be silent’.