形容词(adjective):不爱说话的;沉默寡言的;不愿交流的。形容一个人不愿意与他人分享信息、想法或感受。
/ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv/
He was uncommunicative during the meeting and didn't share his opinion.
他在会议上沉默寡言,没有发表自己的意见。
Despite repeated attempts to engage her in conversation, she remained frustratingly uncommunicative about the reasons behind her sudden departure.
尽管多次试图与她交谈,她对自己突然离开的原因始终不愿多说,令人十分沮丧。
该词由前缀 un-(表示"不、非")加上 communicative(善于交流的)构成。communicative 源自拉丁语 communicare,意为"分享、传达",其词根 communis 意为"共同的、公共的"。加上否定前缀后,整个词表达的就是"不愿与人沟通、不善交流"的意思。该词最早出现于17世纪的英语文献中。