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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I hope there's no unwritten law about what type of wine you should drink with this.
  我希望有正式的条文规定跟这一起吃时该饮何种酒。
• They enjoy the role of pursuer and like to set the unwritten rules for the relationship.
  黄色的人非常愿意作追求者，并喜欢为两人的关系定一些不成文的规矩。
• 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。
• It's an unwritten agreement between us.
  这是我们之间不成文的规矩。
• 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。