Word · Frequency #11251
reserved
/rɪˈzɝːvd/
adjective
矜持的；内敛的；沉默寡言的
核心释义
形容人的性格，指不轻易流露情感或表达意见。
Not showing feelings or opinions easily; quiet and restrained in manner.
- 1.
在表达情感或意见时自我克制。
Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions.
- 2.
为特定的人或目的预留；已被预订。
Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
预订的；预留的；专用的；在表达情感或意见时自我克制。；为特定的人或目的预留；已被预订。；保留的；预备的
用法In use
He is quite reserved, so it took a while before he started talking about himself.
用法提示：reserved 作形容词，在句中作表语，表示他性格克制、不轻易表露情感。
My sister is reserved around strangers but very talkative with close friends.
用法提示：reserved 作形容词，用来说明妹妹面对陌生人时情感不外露、话不多。
She gave a reserved smile and said nothing about the news.
用法提示：reserved 作形容词修饰 smile，表示笑容克制、不显露出真实情绪。
be reserved about sth
表示对某个话题不肯多谈、有所保留，about 后面接话题。
He's very reserved about his private life.
他对自己的私生活不愿多谈。
be reserved for sb/sth
表示专为某人或某种用途保留，for 后面接保留的对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- all rights reserved
- 版权所有
- The copyright page says "All rights reserved."版权页上写着“版权所有”。
- reserved for
- 为…预留；专供
- These seats are reserved for the elderly and disabled.这些座位是专为老人和残疾人预留的。
- reserved seats
- 预留座位；预订的座位
- We booked reserved seats near the front.我们订了靠前排的预留座位。
- a reserved person
- 矜持内敛的人
- She's a reserved person who rarely talks about her feelings.她是个矜持的人，很少谈及自己的感受。
- quiet and reserved
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作形容词时，reserved 指人时表示性格上的克制，指物时多表示已被预留；两类用法的主语不同，不宜混用。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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