adv.
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ADJ-GRADED
有分寸的;考虑周全的;圆通的 If you describe a person or what they say as tactful you approve of them because they are careful not to offend or upset another person.
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He had been extremely tactful in dealing with the financial question...
他在处理这个财务问题时很有分寸。
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I decided it wouldn't be tactful to order another beer.
我想了想，觉得再要啤酒就有点过分了。
tactfully
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Alex tactfully refrained from further comment.
亚历克斯很识趣，没有再发表什么评论。
- Adverb
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1. showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner;
- "he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble"
- antonym： tactlessly
- 1. She put it very tactfully.
- 她说得很有技巧。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his pride intact.
- 她很得体地拒绝了他的提议，让他能保全面子离开。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She tactfully discouraged their uninvited guests from staying longer.
- 她巧妙地使这些不请自到的客人知趣儿，没有再呆下去。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The advice wasn't very tactfully worded.
- 这份通知措辞不太得体。
来自《简明英汉词典》
