taciturnly(副词):寡言地;沉默寡语地(以不爱说话、话很少的方式)。
/ˈtæsɪˌtɝːnli/(美)
/ˈtæsɪtɜːnli/(英)
He answered taciturnly and looked away.
他寡言地回答了一句,就把目光移开了。
Though the room was full of people, she listened taciturnly, letting others fill the silence with their stories.
尽管房间里坐满了人,她仍沉默寡语地听着,让别人用他们的故事填满沉默。
源自形容词 taciturn(寡言的),来自拉丁语 taciturnus,与 tacitus(“沉默的”)同源;再加上副词后缀 -ly 构成 taciturnly,表示“以寡言的方式”。