unspoken

英 [ʌnˈspəʊkən]

美 [ʌnˈspoʊkən]

adj.  未说出的; 未表达的; 默契的; 心照不宣的

Collins.1 / BNC.11613 / COCA.10743

牛津词典

adj.

• 未说出的；未表达的；默契的；心照不宣的
  not stated; not said in words but understood or agreed between people
  1. an unspoken assumption
     隐含的假定
  2. Something unspoken hung in the air between them.
     他们之间有些心照不宣的事还没有解决。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （想法、愿望、感情）没有言明的，没有说出口的
  If your thoughts, wishes, or feelings areunspoken, you do not speak about them.
  1. His face was expressionless, but Alex felt the unspoken criticism...
     他面无表情，但亚历克斯能感觉到他未明言的批评之意。
  2. The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism.
     这其中另一个未言明的担忧是足球流氓可能突然闹事。
• ADJ （协议等）不成文的，默契的，默认的
  When there is anunspokenagreement or understanding between people, their behaviour shows that they agree about something or understand it, even though they have never spoken about it.
  1. There had been an unspoken agreement between them that he would not call for her at Seymour House...
     他们之间曾经有过默契，那便是他不会到西摩屋去找她。
  2. Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art.
     绝大多数设计师都默认这样一种观点，即时装是视觉艺术的一种有效形式。

双语例句

• I got the unspoken message that playing this one song was a dream come true for them.
  我感觉到，上台演奏这首曲子是他们要实现的一个梦想。
• Neither partner can really blame the other, for each had made an unspoken, implicit agreement to that arrangement, not to grow or progress.
  也可以真的怪其他合作伙伴，为每一位，隐含了一个潜在的协议，安排，而不是成长和进步。
• I figured it was some unspoken rule.
  我猜想这可能是某种潜藏规则。
• There is an unspoken rule in journalism that you do not admit to being bothered by reaction to your work, and I had broken it.
  新闻业有个不成文的规则，那就是你不能被读者对自己作品的反应打扰，而我却触犯了行规。
• There had been an unspoken agreement between them that he would not call for her at Seymour House
  他们之间曾经有过默契，那便是他不会到西摩屋去找她。
• There was an unspoken agreement between the two countries.
  这两个国家之间有默契。
• It's like a completely and utterly unspoken agreement.
  就像一个完全的绝对的不可说的协议。
• His unspoken thought is: I am happy here.
  他没有说出来的思想是；我在这里很快乐。
• But we had an unspoken agreement not to let may know about it.
  但是我们都协议不说，不让阿美知道。
• The power of humor to dissolve a hostile confrontation often lies in its unspoken promise.
  幽默能够缓解敌对冲突，其力量在于它那不言而喻的许诺。