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

• 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。
• 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。
• It's an unwritten agreement between us.
  这是我们之间不成文的规矩。
• They sinned against the unwritten rules of the school.
  他们违反了学校的不成文规定。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There's a kind of unwritten law about what to wear.
  关于穿什么有种不成文法。
• 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。
• 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？