他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。

He's the strong silent type.

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台下她是个害羞、沉默寡言的人。

She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他变成了一个沉默寡言的人、一个不容易相处的人。后来，等大点的孩子们结了婚，也有了他们自己的孩子，他变得平和了些。

He became a taciturn man, a man not easy to live with. Later, when the older children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》