tact

英 [tækt]

美 [tækt]

n.  (处事、言谈等的)老练，圆通，得体，乖巧

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Collins.1 / BNC.13954 / COCA.17499

牛津词典

noun

• （处事、言谈等的）老练，圆通，得体，乖巧
  the ability to deal with difficult or embarrassing situations carefully and without doing or saying anything that will annoy or upset other people
  1. Settling the dispute required great tact and diplomacy.
     解决这个争端需要十分老练和娴熟的外交手腕。
  2. She is not exactly known for her tact.
     她并不以策略见称。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （言谈举止的）老练，圆通，得体，乖巧
  Tactis the ability to avoid upsetting or offending people by being careful not to say or do things that would hurt their feelings.
  1. On this occasion the press have not been intrusive and they have shown great tact.
     媒体此次并没有过多纠缠，表现十分得体。
  2. ...helping to smooth over problems with great tact and efficiency.
     老练、高效地帮助顺利解决了难题

英英释义

noun

• consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
  Synonym:tactfulness

双语例句

• My sense of tact forbids an honest answer.
  我的老练阻止我做出诚实回答。
• Helping people who have marriage problems requires a great deal of tact and patience.
  帮助婚姻遇到问题的人要很有技巧和耐心。
• With whatever tact and wisdom we can muster, disabilities must be accepted with lightness and humor.
  我们要调动起所有的机敏和智慧，以轻松和幽默的态度来接受残障。
• She praised their courtesy, their passion for self-sacrifice, their perfect tact.
  她称赞他们的谦恭有礼，欣赏他们勇于自我牺牲的情感，以及他们无懈可击的机智。
• With shrewd tact and womanly kindness Nadyezhda had won his complete trust.
  娜蒂契达以她的精明机智和女性的好心肠赢得了他完全的信任。
• He was an ambitious man, understandably so, but he lack tact.
  他是个雄心勃勃的人，这是可以理解的，但他缺乏圆滑。
• Tact and skill in dealing with people.
  交际手段与人来往的技巧与技能。
• Does he possess the necessary patience and tact to do the job well?
  他有做好这项工作必备的耐性和应变能力吗？
• Her patience and tact were legendary.
  她的耐心和机智是出名的。
• He has no tact in dealing with people.
  他为人太傻，不知怎样与人交往。