unwritten
/ˌʌnˈrɪtn/ (bre, ipa) · [ənrˈɪtən] /ˌʌnˈrɪtn/ (ame, ipa) · [ənrˈɪtən] /ˌən-ˈri-tᵊn How to pronounce unwritten (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unwritten — 形容詞
- unwrittenpositive
- more unwrittencomparative
- most unwrittensuperlative
1. not put into written or printed words, and passed on by speech or memory instead
未寫下的
沒有寫成文字或文件的
not put into written or printed words, and passed on by speech or memory instead.
Nia cooked from an unwritten family recipe that her aunt taught by memory.
Nia 照著一道未寫下的家傳食譜做菜，那是姑媽憑記憶教她的。
unwritten family recipe
For generations, the island's unwritten history survived in songs sung at weddings.
好幾代以來，這座島未寫下的歷史都靠婚禮上的歌聲流傳。
unwritten history
Christopher wrote down the unwritten safety steps after the first training day.
Christopher 在第一天受訓後，把那些原本未寫下的安全步驟記了下來。
Minho learned the unwritten prayer by listening to his grandfather at dawn.
Minho 靠著清晨聽祖父口述，學會了那段未寫下的祈禱詞。
- oral
best when the main contrast is spoken rather than written
- unrecorded
stresses that no lasting record has been made
- undocumented
often used for missing papers, proof, or formal records
- written
the direct opposite when words are put on paper
- documented
stresses that details have been formally recorded
文法句型
an unwritten tradition/history/recipe
be unwritten
用法筆記
Usually describes knowledge, customs, promises, or wording that exists without being put on paper. Unlike sense 2, this sense does not by itself suggest a social rule that people are expected to follow.
2. accepted and followed as a rule or agreement because people expect it, although
不成文的
靠習慣遵守、未正式寫明的
accepted and followed as a rule or agreement because people expect it, although no official document states it.
At the bakery, an unwritten rule says the newest worker cleans the trays.
在那家麵包店裡，有一條不成文的規矩：最新來的員工要洗烤盤。
an unwritten rule says + clause
There is an unwritten law in our house: guests eat before hosts.
在我們家，有一條不成文的家規：客人要比主人先吃。
an unwritten law in + group
The team kept an unwritten agreement to share useful contacts with interns.
那個團隊一直遵守一項不成文的約定，把有用的人脈分享給實習生。
Around the night market, one unwritten rule is to greet older sellers first.
在夜市那一帶，有一條不成文的規矩，就是先向年長的攤主打招呼。
- customary
stresses that the rule comes from habit inside a group
- unofficial
focuses on lacking formal written or legal status
- understood
common when people follow the rule without stating it openly
文法句型
an unwritten rule/law/agreement
the unwritten rule is that + clause
用法筆記
Most often used with words like rule, law, code, or agreement. It refers to a shared expectation inside a group, even though no formal document states it.