tacit
adjective /ˈtæsɪt/
/ˈtæsɪt/
[usually before noun]- that is suggested indirectly or understood, rather than said in words
心照不宣的;不言而喻的;默示的 - tacit approval/support/knowledge
默许;暗中支持;了然于心的认识 - By tacit agreement, the subject was never mentioned again.
根据达成的默契,这个话题从未再提起过。
Collocations DictionaryTacit is used with these nouns:- acceptance
- acknowledgement
- admission
- …
词源early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘wordless, noiseless’): from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacere ‘be silent’. - tacit approval/support/knowledge