"uncommunicative" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 沉默寡言
• 不爱表达

Definition

不愿与他人交流思想和感受，喜欢把事情闷在心里的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用来形容说话少、回避交流的人，有时给人内向或保守的印象。比“沉默”或“封闭”更中性。常与“be”、“seem”等连用，对比“open”、“talkative”.

Examples

He is very uncommunicative at school.

他在学校非常**沉默寡言**。

The new manager seems uncommunicative.

新经理看起来很**不爱表达**。

My brother is uncommunicative when he is upset.

我哥哥生气时很**不爱说话**。

You can try to talk to him, but he's usually pretty uncommunicative.

你可以试着跟他聊聊，但他通常很**沉默寡言**。

After the argument, she became even more uncommunicative than usual.

吵架后，她变得比平时更**不爱沟通**了。

Being uncommunicative doesn't mean he doesn't care—he just finds it hard to express himself.

**沉默寡言**并不代表他不在乎——只是很难表达自己。