uncommunicativeness
uncommunicativeness — 名詞
1. the tendency to stay quiet and keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself, ofte
沉默寡言
不願與人溝通或分享想法
the tendency to stay quiet and keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself, often making it hard for other people to know what you really think or want
Putri's uncommunicativeness made it hard for the team to know whether they had met her expectations.
Putri 的沉默寡言讓團隊很難知道他們是否達到了她的期望。
possessive + uncommunicativeness as sentence subject
The therapist gently pointed out that Sahil's uncommunicativeness was putting a strain on his marriage.
治療師委婉地指出，Sahil 的沉默寡言正在給他的婚姻帶來壓力。
uncommunicativeness as cause in that-clause
Years of uncommunicativeness between the two neighbours finally came to an end when their children became friends.
兩位鄰居之間多年的沉默寡言，終於在他們的孩子成為朋友後結束了。
Shirin found her father's uncommunicativeness frustrating, especially when she needed advice about her career.
Shirin 覺得父親的沉默寡言令她很沮喪，尤其是在她需要職業建議的時候。
- reticence
more neutral and slightly more common; describes a personality trait of being reserved
- reserve
broader term; can be positive (dignified reserve) or neutral, while uncommunicativeness is usually seen as a difficulty
- taciturnity
very formal and less common; describes a person who habitually speaks very little
- communicativeness
direct opposite; willingness to share information and feelings openly
- openness
broader positive quality; implies honesty and transparency as well as willingness to talk
文法句型
possessive determiner + uncommunicativeness
the + uncommunicativeness + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with a possessive determiner (her uncommunicativeness, the team's uncommunicativeness) or in the pattern 'the uncommunicativeness of + person/group'. This noun is uncountable and does not have a plural form.