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

• I long for eternity because there I shall meet my unwritten poems and my unpainted pictures.
  我渴望着来生，因为在那里我将会看到我的未写出的诗和未画出的画。
• Junk food's the unwritten rule of the road.
  吃垃圾食品是公路上的潜规则呢。
• 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。
• Luckily, I had a mentor who helped me figure out the unwritten rules.
  幸运的是，我找到了一位导师，帮助我理解了那些不成文的游戏规则。
• Under those unwritten laws, people were naturally reluctant to use their brains.
  在这种不成文法底下，人们就不愿意去动脑筋了。
• Britain has an unwritten constitution, and the United States has a written constitution.
  英国有不成文的宪法，美国有成文的宪法。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's an unwritten agreement between us.
  这是我们之间不成文的规矩。
• 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。