unwritten

英 [ˌʌnˈrɪtn]

美 [ˌʌnˈrɪtn]

adj.  非书面的，不成文的，惯常的(法律、规定、协议等); 未写的; 未写完的

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.15468 / COCA.16814

牛津词典

adj.

• 非书面的，不成文的，惯常的（法律、规定、协议等）
  a law, etc. that everyone knows about and accepts even though it has not been made official
  1. an unwritten understanding that nobody leaves before five o'clock
     五点钟之前谁都不离开的默契
• 未写的；未写完的
  not yet written
  1. The photographs were to be included in his as yet unwritten autobiography.
     这些照片准备要收入他那尚未写的自传。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 未付印的；未写下的；未成文
  Something such as a book that isunwrittenhas not been printed or written down.
  1. Universal have agreed to pay £2.5 million for Grisham's next, as yet unwritten, novel.
     环球公司已同意为格里森姆下一部还未动笔的小说支付250万英镑。
• ADJ （规则、法律或协议）不成文的
  Anunwrittenrule, law, or agreement is one that is understood and accepted by everyone, although it may not have been formally or officially established.
  1. They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all—no talking.
     他们都遵守着那条约束他们所有人的默认规则——要守口如瓶。

双语例句

• The unwritten rule in the US is that companies spread political funding between parties.
  美国不成文的规则是，企业将政治资金分散捐给各党派。
• For many, there is a more or less unwritten code here.
  对多数人来说，这里或多或少有个约定俗成的文法。
• Plus, even dress down days have their unwritten rules.
  况且即使是着装轻松的日子仍有其不成文的规定。
• But I'm guessing it's sort of an unwritten rule.
  但是我猜大概是条不成文的规定。
• He uses it as a springboard to debate the often unwritten contribution of minorities to the national story.
  他以此为出发点探索常为文献付阙的少数民族对该国历史的贡献。
• This bloke was breaking the unwritten rules for men.
  这个家伙打破了男人们应该遵守的不成文规则。
• And these taboos place great constraint on people's daily conduct as it is the case with unwritten law.
  这些禁忌很多，像一部不成文的法律，约束着人们的日常行为。
• It is the unwritten contract, the handshake and the look in the eyes that often seals the transaction.
  通常敲定交易的，是口头订立的合同，握手和目光注视。
• They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all — no talking.
  他们都遵守着那条约束他们所有人的默认规则——要守口如瓶。
• This soon became an unwritten rule in Britain and Ireland.
  这在英国及爱尔兰很快就成为一条不成文的规定。