unwritten

[US]/ʌn'rɪt(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌʌn'rɪtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.未写下的;不成文的;口头的没写字的,空白的
n.不成文宪法;不成文法,非制定法;惯例

Phrases & Collocations

unwritten law

不成文法律

unwritten rules

不成文规定

Example Sentences

an unwritten message

口信

an unwritten agreement between friends.

朋友间不成文的默契

the unwritten laws of good sportsmanship.

运动员精神的不成文准则

the unwritten rules of social life.

社会生活中的不成文规定。

she had transgressed an unwritten social law.

她违反了不成文的社会规范。

They sinned against the unwritten rules of this meeting.

他们违反了这次会议的不成文规定。

A powered vessel should give way to sail—it is an unwritten rule of the sea.

机动船在遇到帆船时必须让其先行, 这是一条不成文的航行规则。

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