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unspoken

/uhn-spoh-kuhn/US // ʌnˈspoʊ kən //UK // (ʌnˈspəʊkən) //

不言而喻,不言而喻的,不言不语,不言不语的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : implied or understood without being spoken or uttered.
    • : not addressed.
    • : not talking; silent.

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Examples

  • The unspoken kindness and indifference with which people would elbow past each other, occasionally trampling on each other’s feet on their way in and out of the train, is a lesson in letting go I update myself with every time I’m back in Mumbai.

  • As the unspoken feelings between them become evident, the most important relationship in the film emerges.

  • On a more subtextual level, it could refer to the unspoken tensions that underlie their brief, emotionally strained interactions.

  • Currently, there’s an unspoken expectation that young gymnasts enter the Level 10 ranks by 8th or 9th grade, when they start being unofficially recruited, but a delayed timeline could shake up this schedule.

  • The women and people of color who were admitted into these spaces did so with an unspoken caveat that they would make themselves amenable to the status quo.

  • The unspoken question from his son and the thousands of other kids was, “Could it happen to you?”

  • The unspoken controversy surrounding Hall lies in that he is challenging the status quo, which is cherished in Texas.

  • She refused to participate in political bribery, which is the unspoken prerequisite backbone of this world.

  • Flagrant anti-Semitism fell out of favor and was replaced by a closeted, unspoken bigotry.

  • The threat of Ebola is incredibly real, and though mostly unspoken, it is a concern for many across The Gambia.

  • “Well, I hope he does,” sighed Sol, the sigh being breathed to give expression of what remained unspoken.

  • For a split second something leaped unspoken between them, as if doors in both their minds had opened and closed again.

  • He took his leave respectfully, and the three generous souls felt his unspoken gratitude.

  • Notwithstanding Thurstane's shyness and silences, she discovered his moral weight and gathered his unspoken meanings.

  • The afternoon wore heavily away in the unspoken anguish of love and pride and suspicion.