Tacit



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.心照不宣的
• ［英］ adj.心照不宣的 ( understood without being put into words; implied)
• ［记］ 注意和taciturn ( 沉默的) 区别, tacit指心里明白但口头不说

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French tacite, from Latin tacitus silent, from past participle of tacēre to be silent; akin to Old High German dagēn to be silent
• Date: 1576
• 1. expressed or carried on without words or speech <the blush was a tacit answer — Bram Stoker>
• 2. implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed <tacit consent><tacit admission of guilt>
• ? tacitly adverb
• ? tacitness noun

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