繁體中文
English
han xu
/hán xù/
Definition
1
Reserved or restrained in manner or style.
2
Full of hidden or implicit meaning, especially in words or writings.
3
Veiled or subtle, as in criticism or expression.
Examples
老板的眼神充滿涵蓄，我瞬間明白加薪是妄想。
The boss's gaze was full of veiled meaning, and I instantly knew the raise was a pipe dream.
她的批評涵蓄而尖銳，讓人笑中帶淚。
Her criticism was subtly sharp, leaving everyone chuckling through the sting.
這首詩的涵蓄太妙，讀者得自己腦補劇情。
This poem's implicit layers are genius; readers have to fill in the plot themselves.
他用涵蓄的方式拒絕邀約，我居然還覺得被捧場了。
He declined the invite with such reserve that I felt flattered anyway.