| 单词 | tact |
| 释义 | tact (once / 611 pages) n To talk carefully without hurting anyone’s feelings, that’s tact. Politicians have tact, which makes them good at speaking about sensitive matters without making fools of themselves. At least, sometimes they have tact. Around a friend who’s afraid of snakes, you use tact when talking about reptiles because you don’t want to upset them. The Latin root word tangere means “touch,” and a person with tact avoids touching dangerous words like they are an electric fence. When you say something without tact, you “put your foot in your mouth,” as the phrase goes. You don’t literally put your foot in your mouth, although if you did you’d avoid offending people with words. WORD FAMILYtact: tactful, tactless, tacts+/tactful: tactfulest, tactfully, tactfulness, untactful/tactless: tactlessly, tactlessness/untactful: untactfully USAGE EXAMPLESHuffman apologized for taking a different tact last week by modifying the posts of some users who were harassing him in the forum. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) The letter cited a passage from the agency’s code of conduct that instructs employees to exercise “courtesy and tact” in dealing with workers and supervisors. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) It is a protocol of tact and diplomacy that has not recently been tested in the western world. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) n consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper tactfulness tactlessness the quality of lacking tact delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse subtly skillful handling of a situation address, savoir-fairesocial skill considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness kind and considerate regard for others |
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