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

• 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。
• It was an unwritten rule never to disturb dad's work.
  不打扰爸爸的工作是个不成文的规定。
• 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。
• What is this unwritten law Alice is accused of sinning against?
  艾丽斯被指责违犯的这条不成文法是什么？
• 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。
• It's an unwritten agreement between us.
  这是我们之间不成文的规矩。
• 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。
• Obviously, as the legal precedent law of the unwritten law, it has one's own unique characteristics.
  显而易见，作为不成文法的判例法，它具有自己独特的特征。
• In the meantime, as the unwritten law of royal court, the common law formed eventually with the perfection in royal court system.
  同时，普通法作为王室法庭的习惯法，随着王室法庭系统的完善最终形成了。
• 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。