| 单词 | tactful |
| 释义 | tactful (once / 2771 pages) adj If you are tactful, you have a knack for saying the right thing at the right time. A tactful person is appropriate and sensitive, never rude or careless. Tactful means "full of tact." What's tact? It's the gift for saying the right thing because you understand what the situation calls for. So, if you are tactful, you wouldn't tell your friend that the food at her party was awful — you'd talk about the interesting conversation you had and the great music. But even when tactful people have to give criticism, they do it in such a way that the other person doesn't get offended. WORD FAMILYtactful: tactfulest, tactfully, tactfulness, untactful+/tact: tactful, tactless, tacts/tactless: tactlessly, tactlessness/untactful: untactfully USAGE EXAMPLESThat assessment was more tactful, perhaps, than that of the filmmakers and other students of the “Jackie look.” New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Lithuanian leaders have been much more tactful than that. BBC(Nov 17, 2016) Of course, a fruitful intervention needs to be sensitive and tactful. Time(Nov 16, 2016) 1adj having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion a tactful remark eased her embarrassment Syn|Ant considerate showing concern for the rights and feelings of others discerning, discreetunobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic tactless, untactful lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others inconsideratelacking regard for the rights or feelings of others inelegantlacking in refinement or grace or good taste 2adj showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people a tactful way of correcting someone Syn kid-glove diplomatic, diplomatical using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people |
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