汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 心照不宣
心照不宣
a tacit mutual understanding
照 know / 宣 Speak publicly / They understand each other in their hearts and don't speak out publicly
彼此心里都明白,不用说出来听到这番话,大家心照不宣,各自出发了。
xīn zhào bù/bú xuān
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他们之间有些心照不宣的事还没有解决。

Something unspoken hung in the air between them.

在阿拉巴马州,新法甚至可能会受人们心照不宣的欢迎。

In Alabama, it might even be tacitly welcome.

这段对话是他们心照不宣地插科打浑的一部分。

The exchange was part of a private game they played without admitting it .

她回顾道,那时,性别平衡是大家心照不宣、人所共知的问题。

Gender balance, she wrote back then, is the elephant in the room.

但投弃权票的将是一个心照不宣的对公正的和平的肯定。

But abstention would be a tacit Yes to a fair peace.

大多数设计师都有一种心照不宣的信念,即时尚是视觉艺术的一种重要形式。

Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art.

他立起来转身,看见背后站着侍候的阿刘,对自己心照不宣似的眨眼。

As he stood up and turned around, he saw the waiter, Ah Liu, standing behind him and giving him an understanding wink.