单词 | gentlemen's agreement |
释义 | gentlemen's agreementor gentleman's agreementSEE SYNONYMS FOR gentlemen's agreement ON THESAURUS.COM nounan agreement that, although unenforceable at law, is binding as a matter of personal honor. an unwritten agreement by a socially prominent clique, private club, etc., to discriminate against or refuse to accept members of certain religious, racial, national, or other groups. Origin of gentlemen's agreementAn Americanism dating back to 1885–90 Words nearby gentlemen's agreementgentleman of fortune, gentleman of the road, gentleman-pensioner, gentleman's gentleman, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, gentlemen's agreement, gentleness, gentlepeople, gentleperson, gentle sex, gentlewoman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for gentlemen's agreementgentlemen's agreement gentleman's agreementnouna personal understanding or arrangement based on honour and not legally binding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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