unwritten
英 [ˌʌnˈrɪtn]
美 [ˌʌnˈrɪtn]
adj. 非书面的，不成文的，惯常的(法律、规定、协议等); 未写的; 未写完的
Collins.1 / BNC.15468 / COCA.16814
牛津词典
adj.
- 非书面的，不成文的，惯常的（法律、规定、协议等）
a law, etc. that everyone knows about and accepts even though it has not been made official- an unwritten understanding that nobody leaves before five o'clock
五点钟之前谁都不离开的默契
- an unwritten understanding that nobody leaves before five o'clock
- 未写的；未写完的
not yet written- The photographs were to be included in his as yet unwritten autobiography.
这些照片准备要收入他那尚未写的自传。
- The photographs were to be included in his as yet unwritten autobiography.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 未付印的；未写下的；未成文
Something such as a book that isunwrittenhas not been printed or written down.- Universal have agreed to pay £2.5 million for Grisham's next, as yet unwritten, novel.
环球公司已同意为格里森姆下一部还未动笔的小说支付250万英镑。
- Universal have agreed to pay £2.5 million for Grisham's next, as yet unwritten, novel.
- ADJ （规则、法律或协议）不成文的
Anunwrittenrule, law, or agreement is one that is understood and accepted by everyone, although it may not have been formally or officially established.- They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all—no talking.
他们都遵守着那条约束他们所有人的默认规则——要守口如瓶。
- They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all—no talking.
双语例句
- Under those unwritten laws, people were naturally reluctant to use their brains.
在这种不成文法底下，人们就不愿意去动脑筋了。 - Britain has an unwritten constitution, and the United States has a written constitution.
英国有不成文的宪法，美国有成文的宪法。 - And Germans can get quite aggressive if people disobey the rules, even unwritten ones.
而在德国，如果有人违反哪怕是并非法律明文规定的规矩，其他人会产生很强的敌意。 - This soon became an unwritten rule in Britain and Ireland.
这在英国及爱尔兰很快就成为一条不成文的规定。 - It is the unwritten contract, the handshake and the look in the eyes that often seals the transaction.
通常敲定交易的，是口头订立的合同，握手和目光注视。 - The unwritten rule in the US is that companies spread political funding between parties.
美国不成文的规则是，企业将政治资金分散捐给各党派。 - Plus, even dress down days have their unwritten rules.
况且即使是着装轻松的日子仍有其不成文的规定。 - And these taboos place great constraint on people's daily conduct as it is the case with unwritten law.
这些禁忌很多，像一部不成文的法律，约束着人们的日常行为。 - This bloke was breaking the unwritten rules for men.
这个家伙打破了男人们应该遵守的不成文规则。 - He uses it as a springboard to debate the often unwritten contribution of minorities to the national story.
他以此为出发点探索常为文献付阙的少数民族对该国历史的贡献。