A reserved person does not easily show feelings or talk about what is wrong. They keep a lot inside. They may be polite and calm, but they do not open up quickly, and they may not like big talk about private things. This is about character, not about being unkind.

A reserved personreserved的人 does not easily show feelings不太容易表現出感情，or talk about what is wrong或講出哪裡不對勁。They keep a lot inside他們把很多事放在心裡。They may be polite and calm他們可能有禮貌又冷靜，but they do not open up quickly但不會很快就敞開心房，and they may not like big talk about private things也可能不喜歡大聊私人的事。This is about character這是關於個性的事，not about being unkind不是不友善

Though actually, reserved is not the same as shy. A shy person is often afraid of people; a reserved person may simply choose not to share.

Though actually不過其實，reserved is not the same as shyreserved跟shy不一樣。A shy person is often afraid of peopleshy的人通常是怕人；a reserved person may simply choose not to sharereserved的人可能只是選擇不分享

Older, careful English likes this word. In everyday talk, quiet or private are close, but reserved points more to holding feelings back.

Older, careful English likes this word比較old-fashioned、講究的英文喜歡用這個字。In everyday talk在日常對話裡，quiet or private are closequiet或private意思相近，but reserved points more to holding feelings back但reserved更指向把感情藏起來

The same spelling has another, very common use: a reserved seat or a reserved table is kept for someone. That second use is about booking, not about personality — same shape of idea (kept back), different job in the sentence.

The same spelling has another, very common use同樣的拼法還有另一個非常常見的用法：a reserved seat or a reserved table is kept for someonea reserved seat或a reserved table是幫某人保留的。That second use is about booking第二種用法是關於預訂，not about personality跟個性無關——same shape of idea (kept back)概念形狀一樣（被保留住），different job in the sentence但在句子裡的功能不同