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词汇 tactful
释义 tactful
adjective
uk /ˈtækt.fəl/ us /ˈtækt.fəl/
C2
careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone: 圆通的,乖巧的,机敏的
Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.提起他的秃顶是不太得体的。
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Examples of tactful


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They are tactful and attend to the face wants of their friends and themselves.
It is only after patient and tactful probing that reliable information can be obtained.
What qualifies his agency in this crucial instance is a tactful deployment of the ethic of the gift.
The nursery schools assumed that children learn best through their freely undertaken experimentation and play in a richly provided environment, with adults providing tactful background support.
In what is an independent assessment he is described as "tactful; charming; warm; loyal; cheerful".
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In a tactful and agreeable way which is well understood in many parts of the world, they act as a symbol of mobile power.
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I talked about the charming, courteous and tactful inspectors who would be employed.
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He was not the most tactful of men at times, but he was not incompetent; nobody would say that he was.
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I entirely agree that it was the most tactful way of saying it.
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I have found them sensible, tactful, sympathetic, tolerant and helpful.
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Everybody knows it, and there is no use any longer being diplomatic and tactful about it.
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I hope that is a tactful way of putting it.
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I am more tactful than to make such remarks about our football team.
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I shall try to be as loyal and as tactful as possible in my comments on this situation.
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Have not the police been most efficient and tactful in carrying out their duties?
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