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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The unwritten rules govern our lives and behavior more strongly than the written ones.
  不成文的规定比成文的规定更有力地规范着我们的生活和行为。
• And Germans can get quite aggressive if people disobey the rules, even unwritten ones.
  而在德国，如果有人违反哪怕是并非法律明文规定的规矩，其他人会产生很强的敌意。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is the second year I am writing about gingerbread, breaking my own unwritten rule about not repeating recipes.
  这是我第二次写有关做姜饼的菜谱了，打破了自己不重复推荐菜谱这一不成文的规定。
• Over past years, with a few exceptions, this policy has been an unwritten norm.
  过去几年，除少数特例外，该政策一向是一个不成文的准则。