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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I hope there's no unwritten law about what type of wine you should drink with this.
我希望有正式的条文规定跟这一起吃时该饮何种酒。 - Obviously, as the legal precedent law of the unwritten law, it has one's own unique characteristics.
显而易见，作为不成文法的判例法，它具有自己独特的特征。 - 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。 - In addition to what's highlighted in the company handbook, what are the unwritten rules?
除了公司手册中的要点之外，还有哪些潜规则？ - It's an unwritten agreement between us.
这是我们之间不成文的规矩。 - 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。 - For many, there is a more or less unwritten code here.
对多数人来说，这里或多或少有个约定俗成的文法。