a man/woman etc of few words

someone who does not say very much 寡言少语的男子/女子等

My father was a man of few words.

我父亲是个话很少的人。

Examples from the Corpus

a man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words.

→ a man/woman etc of few words at word1(29)

词汇	a man/woman etc of few words
释义	a man/woman etc of few words a man/woman etc of few words someone who does not say very much 寡言少语的男子/女子等 My father was a man of few words. 我父亲是个话很少的人。 Examples from the Corpus a man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words. → a man/woman etc of few words at word1(29)
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