tacitly
adverb uk/ˈtæs.ɪt.li/ us/ˈtæs.ɪt.li/
默示地;不明言地
without expressing something directly
Smith tacitly acknowledged the failure. 史密斯默认了自己的失败。
The government had tacitly approved coercive measures. 政府默许了这些强制措施。
See: tacit
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- The Border Patrol, acting in the name of domestic security, has put an end to the "unofficial" rowboat crossings that local and federal officials had tacitly allowed for years.
- The defendant's own lawyer has tacitly conceded that the appeal has no merit.
- Most of us still tacitly assume the relationship to be one of cause and effect.
- In using money, people agreed tacitly to such an unequal distribution.