taciturnity

1. His taciturnity was unbroken.
   他一直缄默到底。
2. Only, Courfeyrac saw this change in Marius, that his taciturnity was of the beaming order.
   不过古费拉克从马吕斯身上看出这样一种改变：他虽不说话，却是喜气洋洋的。
3. More recently it has been neither trade nor taciturnity, but the distractions of technology, which have seemed to threaten the quality of conversation.
   最近，并不是或者贸易或者沉默寡言的，而似乎是技术上的心不在焉威胁到了交谈的质量。
4. Come and gone taciturnity.
   至又无言去不闻。
5. However, in the rickshaw yard he made friends in spite of his taciturnity, for even a silent wild goose likes to fly with the flock.
   在厂子里，他可是交了朋友；虽然不大爱说话，但是不出声的雁也喜欢群飞。
6. Director Heo's specialties-his craft in slowing down time, giving leeway for thoughts and the taciturnity of characters, soars in this movie.
   许导演的特长――慢工出细活，给予思想上的回旋余地，角色的沉默寡言和电影剧情的高涨。
7. It was only a substantial meal that could induce in him even a passing taciturnity.
   只有实实在在的一顿饭才能使他暂时缄口无言。
8. Wang Ho-fu spoke with his usual bantering smile, which contrasted strongly with Sun Chi-jen's reticence and taciturnity.
   王和甫仍是笑嘻嘻地说。他的老是带几分开玩笑似的笑嘻嘻，和孙吉人的沉默寡言是很相反的。
9. In this paper, politeness behavior is concentrated on the management of linguistic practice, rather than nonverbal actions or taciturnity, to maintain and promote harmonious social and interpersonal relationships.
   本文所研究的礼貌行为主要指通过语言行为来维持或促进和谐的社会和人际关系的建立，而不涉及对非言语行为或沉默等行为的研究。

noun

1. the trait of being uncommunicative

   Synonym:    reservereticence