a quiet person who is more interested in their own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people 内向的人;不喜欢与人交往的人 He was described as an introvert, a reserved man who spoke little. 他被描述为一个内向、沉默寡言的人。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb in the general sense ‘turn one's thoughts inwards (in spiritual contemplation)’): from modern Latin introvertere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Its use as a term in psychology dates from the early 20th cent.