1. (想法、愿望、感情)沒(méi)有言明的,沒(méi)有說(shuō)出口的 If your thoughts, wishes, or feelings are unspoken, you do not speak about them.
e.g. His face was expressionless, but Alex felt the unspoken criticism... 他面無(wú)表情,但亞歷克斯能感覺(jué)到他未明言的批評之意。 e.g. The other unspoken fear here is of an outbreak of hooliganism. 這其中另一個(gè)未言明的擔憂(yōu)是足球流氓可能突然鬧事。
2. (協(xié)議等)不成文的,默契的,默認的 When there is an unspoken agreement or understanding between people, their behaviour shows that they agree about something or understand it, even though they have never spoken about it.
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e.g. There had been an unspoken agreement between them that he would not call for her at Seymour House... 他們之間曾經(jīng)有過(guò)默契,那便是他不會(huì )到西摩屋去找她。 e.g. Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art. 絕大多數設計師都默認這樣一種觀(guān)點(diǎn),即時(shí)裝是視覺(jué)藝術(shù)的一種有效形式。