reticence

['retisəns]

n. 无言, 沉默, 谨慎

详细释义：

n.[U]

1. 沉默寡言, 缄默

He broke out of his normal reticence and told me the whole story.

他打破了平时一贯沉默寡言的习惯, 把事情原原本本都告诉了我。

2. 保留; 节制