[每日] tacit (a) 不明說的
Word of the Day (Tuesday December 30, 2008)
tacit \TAS-it\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/375ku
1. implied or understood without being openly expressed
2. saying nothing; silent
The word on the Hill is that Mr. Waxman enjoys the tacit support
of übergreen Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who dislikes Mr. Dingell's
independence.
-- The Wall Street Journal, 11/11/2008
Boeing and Airbus don't want to cannibalize sales of the B737
and A320. So there seems to be a tacit agreement to sweep the
issue (of single-aisle replacement aircraft) under the carpet
for now.
-- Aude Lagorce, MarketWatch, 6/18/2007
c 1575, from French tacite, from Latin tacitus "that is passed
over in silence, done without words, assumed, silent," from
tacere "to be silent," from Proto Indo-European base *tak- "to
be silent."
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