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

• We have an unspoken bond.
  我们之间有一种默契。
• I was full of unspoken fears.
  我充满了恐惧，只是没说出来。
• If you love someone, tell them because hearts are often broken by words left unspoken.
  如果你爱某人就告诉他（她），因为未说出口的话经常让心破碎。
• There was an unspoken agreement between the two countries.
  这两个国家之间有默契。
• Paradoxically, these rules are almost always unspoken.
  可矛盾的是，这些规则几乎总是心照不宣的。
• A bond between them, privately acknowledged but unspoken.
  他们之间有一个私下承认、但未明说的契约。
• I figured it was some unspoken rule.
  我猜想这可能是某种潜藏规则。
• But with more people behaving aggressively in public there is an unspoken "social permission" to do so.
  但是随着越来越多的人们在公众场合做出侵犯行为举止，因此出现一个潜在的那么做的”社会许可“。
• 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。
• 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。