单词 | retenue |
释义 | ‖ retenue|rətəny| [F. retenue, f. retenu, pa. pple. of retenir to restrain.] Reserve, restraint, caution, self-control.
1848Thackeray Van. Fair li, The delighted Prince, having less retenue than his French diplomatic colleague. 1873H. Rogers Orig. Bible (1874) 214 This lack of retenue and self-possession. 1889A. Lang Lett. on Lit. iii. 34 How Tom Jones combined these sentiments..with his own astonishing lack of retenue..is just the puzzle. |

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