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unspoken

[,ʌn'spokən]
  • adj. 无言的;未说出口的;不言而喻的

英英释意


1. expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate;
"a mute appeal"
"a silent curse"
"best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
"the words stopped at her lips unsounded"
"unspoken grief"
"choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
2. not made explicit;
"the unexpressed terms of the agreement"
"things left unsaid"
"some kind of unspoken agreement"
"his action is clear but his reason remains unstated"
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