tacit
adjective
uk/ˈtæs.ɪt/us/ˈtæs.ɪt/understoodwithout beingexpresseddirectly:
默示的;不明言的Thedecisiontosettleout ofcourtwasseenas a tacitadmissionofguilt.
There was a tacitunderstandingthat we didn'twanttoseeeach other again.
Synonyms
silent
unspoken
notexpressingortalkingabout somethingdirectlyoropenly:
He wasaccusedof being a tacitaccompliceofimperialism.
Theleaderhas plenty of tacitsupportersworldwide,includinganumberinEurope.
- He said thatsmugglerswereoperatingwith the tacitapprovalof thecommunity.
- Theyinterpretedmysilenceas tacitacceptance.
- There may be tacit orexplicitresistanceto these newideas.
- Shesmiledin tacitagreement.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- equivocate
- euphemism
- hedge
- hedging
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obscure
- sanitize
- stray
- veil