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TOEFL BNC: 13954 COCA: 17499

tact

Word family 
tact /tækt/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU]  
POLITEthe ability to be careful about what you say or do, so that you do not upset or embarrass other people 得体；乖巧；机敏 → tactful, tactless
 With great tact, Clive persuaded her to apologize.
克莱夫十分巧妙地说服了她去道歉。
Examples from the Corpus
tact• Telephoning the elderly who live alone needs even more care and tact than talking with them in the course of a visit.• But few of the students were accustomed to thinking in critical terms; others, like Philip, were restrained by tact.• Important personal traits for funeral directors are composure, tact, and the ability to communicate easily with the public.• Anyone else would have had tact enough to at least dress it up a little, she thought wryly.• Teresa's skills as an editor and her tact with sensitive authors were respected within the department.• They also need tact, good judgment, and the ability to establish effective personal relationships to oversee staff.• Helping people who have marriage problems requires a great deal of tact and patience.• Even more important were his sensitivity, tact and diplomacy in an entirely novel situation.• But the social tact of the Masai was most impressively demonstrated by the fact that they rarely asked for anything.• The old woman thrust a picture of a plain-looking girl into Meryl's hand. "Your granddaughter? She's lovely, " said Meryl with tact.• Wullschlager tackles the crucial but opaque question of Andersen's sexuality with tact, resisting psychoanalytic facilities.
Origin tact
(1600-1700) French “sense of touch”, from Latin tactus, from tangere “to touch”
tact noun
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Corpus
TOEFL BNC: 13954 COCA: 17499
tact

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TACT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤great十分機智；老練至極VERB + TACT➤have機智▸➤call for, need, require要求靈活；需要變通◇The situation called for considerable tact.這種情況需要很靈活才行。➤display, exercise, show, use展現機智；表現靈活◇Employees are trained to show tact and patience with difficult customers.雇員經過培訓，對待難纏的顧客要機智、耐心。➤lack缺乏靈活性PREPOSITION➤with tact巧妙地◇The incident should have been handled with more tact by the police.這個事件警方應該可以處理得更靈活一些。PHRASES➤a lack of tact, tact and diplomacy缺乏變通；策略和手腕
TOEFL BNC: 13954 COCA: 17499
tact

noun

tact ♦︎ sensitivity ♦︎ discretion ♦︎ diplomacyThese are all words for skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting or offending them. 这些词均表示应对困难局面时表现出的圆滑老练、圆通、得体。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to do sth with sensitivity / discretion / diplomacy◆great sensitivity / discretion / diplomacy◆the utmost tact / sensitivity / discretion◆to require / need / call for sensitivity / discretion / diplomacy◆to have / show sensitivity / diplomacy■ tact [uncountable] (approving) the ability to deal with people in difficult situations without upsetting or offending them （在困难局面中表现出的）老练，圆通，得体◆Settling the dispute required great tact and diplomacy.解决这个争端需要十分老练的处事手法和娴熟的外交手腕。◆She is not exactly known for her tact.她并不以策略见称。ⓘ Using tact often involves not saying particular things that you know will upset or offend a particular person (because, for example, of sth that has happened to them). Sb who introduces subjects that will embarrass or offend a particular person can be considered tactless. * tact常意味着避免说令人不快或得罪人的话（例如不提某人的遭遇）。tactless指言行不得体的、得罪人的、不圆通的。▸ tactful

adjective

◆That wasn't a very tactful thing to say!说这种话可不太得体！OPP tactless ⇨ insensitive ■ sensitivity [uncountable] (approving) the ability to understand other people's feelings 体贴；体恤；体察◆Sensitivity to the needs of children is the main requirement for the job.体察孩子的需要是这项工作的主要要求。◆She pointed out with tact and sensitivity exactly where he had gone wrong.她巧妙又体贴地明确指出他错在哪儿。   see also sensitive ⇨ sensitive 1 ■ discretion dɪˈskreʃn [uncountable] (especially written, approving) care in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb 谨慎；慎重；审慎◆This is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your discretion.这是机密，不过我知道你靠得住。OPP indiscretion ⇨ improper ▸ discreet

adjective

◆He was always very discreet about his love affairs.他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。◆You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。 OPP indiscreet ⇨ improper ■ diplomacy dɪˈpləʊməsi; NAmE dɪˈploʊməsi [uncountable] (rather formal, especially written) skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting or offending them （处理人际关系的）手腕，手段，策略◆She handled the situation with her usual quiet diplomacy.她用一贯的沉稳手腕处理了局面。▸ diplomatic ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk

adjective

◆a diplomatic answer圆通的回答NOTE 辨析 Tact or diplomacy? Tact is a natural quality that some people have and that they use in order to avoid upsetting other people. Diplomacy is more of a skill that can be learned through practice and used to get an advantage for yourself as well as to help other people. * tact指处事老练、圆通、得体，是一种天生的资质。diplomacy则更多是一种可以在实践中学到的技能，既可帮助他人，也可为自己谋利。
TOEFL BNC: 13954 COCA: 17499
tact
Polite behaviour: courtesy, tact, chivalry...

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