单词 | tacit |
释义 | tacit (once / 1418 pages) adj Something tacit is implied or understood without question. Holding hands might be a tacit acknowledgment that a boy and girl are dating. The adjective tacit refers to information that is understood without needing to acknowledge it. For example, since we know that the sky is blue, that kind of assumption is tacit. Lawyers talk about "tacit agreements," where parties give their silent consent and raise no objections. WORD FAMILYtacit: tacitly USAGE EXAMPLESBut the fact that they describe a teetering world of rigid class boundaries and vanishing deference is often mistaken for a tacit endorsement. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) And although it’s overseen by the Kremlin, it’s also a tacit symbol of defiance to President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian rule. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Mr. Evans regards the term as a tacit enforcement of Eurocentric bias. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) adj implied by or inferred from actions or statements a tacit agreement Syn silent, understood implicit, inexplicit implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something |
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