tact
英 [tækt]
美 [tækt]
n. (处事、言谈等的)老练,圆通,得体,乖巧
Collins.1 / BNC.13954 / COCA.17499
牛津词典
noun
- (处事、言谈等的)老练,圆通,得体,乖巧
the ability to deal with difficult or embarrassing situations carefully and without doing or saying anything that will annoy or upset other people- Settling the dispute required great tact and diplomacy.
解决这个争端需要十分老练和娴熟的外交手腕。 - She is not exactly known for her tact.
她并不以策略见称。
- Settling the dispute required great tact and diplomacy.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT (言谈举止的)老练,圆通,得体,乖巧
Tactis the ability to avoid upsetting or offending people by being careful not to say or do things that would hurt their feelings.- On this occasion the press have not been intrusive and they have shown great tact.
媒体此次并没有过多纠缠,表现十分得体。 - ...helping to smooth over problems with great tact and efficiency.
老练、高效地帮助顺利解决了难题
- On this occasion the press have not been intrusive and they have shown great tact.
英英释义
noun
- consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
双语例句
- Wang Ping: Well, It can cultivate people's bravery, tact and col-lective consciousness.
王平:对了,还可以培养人的勇敢、机智、集体意识等。 - Tact was never Mr Moore's strength
摩尔先生处事不够圆通。 - Because of his tact and energy, Mr.B can accomplish difficult tasks with success.
由于B先生为人处事的乖巧和干劲,他能成功地完成困难任务。 - She praised their courtesy, their passion for self-sacrifice, their perfect tact.
她称赞他们的谦恭有礼,欣赏他们勇于自我牺牲的情感,以及他们无懈可击的机智。 - He's shown considerable delicacy and tact in feeling the public mood.
他在体察民情方面表现得相当周到和练达。 - Does he possess the necessary patience and tact to do the job well?
他有做好这项工作必备的耐性和应变能力吗? - Tact is a valuable commodity.
圆滑老练是很有用处的。 - We must use tact in the negotiation, so as not to provoke the other side.
谈判时要讲究策略,不要激怒对方。 - Helping people who have marriage problems requires a great deal of tact and patience.
帮助婚姻遇到问题的人要很有技巧和耐心。 - Of course, considerable tact is called for when this happens& don't make them feel foolish.
当然,当这种事情发生时需要机智的应对&不要让他们觉得自己愚蠢。