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

• An unspoken promise between Life and Death is made and handed to Destiny.
  生和死把无言约定交付给命运。
• We have an unspoken bond.
  我们之间有一种默契。
• 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。
• There was an unspoken agreement between the two countries.
  这两个国家之间有默契。
• There is some unspoken attraction that we don't really quite understand.
  这里面有一种我们都不太了解的无法言语的吸引力。
• 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。
• Tonight, with words unspoken, you say that I'm the only one.
  今晚虽然你没说半句话，但你的行为已告诉了我我是你惟一深爱的人。
• 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。
• Shaoling's writings are pictures without forms; han gan's paintings are unspoken poems.
  少陵翰墨无形画，韩干丹青不语诗。（苏轼《韩干马》）
• 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。