Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #13954
tact
得体；圆通；老练
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
指与人交往时的得体圆通；勿与 tactics（战术）混淆。
- 1.
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.
敏锐的处事心智；特殊技巧或能力；敏锐的洞察力或辨别力；能迅速体察并顺应时势的能力；懂得说恰当的话、避免即使真实却也伤人冒犯之言的技巧。
- 2.
The sense of touch; feeling.
触觉；感觉。
- 3.
Propriety; manners (etiquette).
得体；礼貌(礼仪)。
- 4.
The stroke in beating time.
打拍子时的敲击。
- 5.
A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
一种言语操作,由非言语刺激(如物体、事件或物体的属性)所控制,并靠非特定的社会强化(表扬)来维持。
敏锐的处事心智；特殊技巧或能力；敏锐的洞察力或辨别力；能迅速体察并顺应时势的能力；懂得说恰当的话、避免即使真实却也伤人冒犯之言的技巧。；触觉；感觉。；得体；礼貌(礼仪)。；打拍子时的敲击。；一种言语操作,由非言语刺激(如物体、事件或物体的属性)所控制,并靠非特定的社会强化(表扬)来维持。
In use
Telling her the truth about the mistake required a great deal of tact.
He handled the difficult customer with tact, keeping the conversation calm and polite.
She showed tact by not mentioning the argument in front of everyone.
have the tact to do sth
have the tact to do sth 表示‘有足够的得体与分寸去做某事’，常用于说明某人懂得避免失礼。
She had the tact to change the subject before anyone felt offended.
她很有分寸地在有人感到难堪之前换了话题。
with tact
with tact 作方式状语，表示‘以不冒犯人的、圆通的方式’。
He handled the awkward situation with tact.
他老练得体地处理了那个尴尬的局面。
It takes tact to do sth
该句型表示‘做某事需要得体的手腕’。tact 为不可数名词，通常不用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- show tact
- 表现出得体；圆通
- He showed great tact when he declined the offer without hurting her feelings.他婉拒了提议，没有伤害她的感情，表现得十分得体。
- use tact
- 运用技巧；委婉处理
- You need to use tact when telling your boss about the mistake.向老板汇报这个错误时，你需要委婉一些。
- handle something with tact
- 巧妙地处理某事
- She handled the sensitive issue with tact.她巧妙地处理了这个敏感问题。
- lack of tact
- 缺乏分寸；不够圆通
- His lack of tact often gets him into trouble at work.他不够圆通，常常在工作中惹上麻烦。
- tact and diplomacy
- 圆通与外交手腕
- Negotiating the contract required tact and diplomacy.谈判这份合同需要圆通和外交手腕。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象与人交谈时先用 tact『触』一下对方心情，避开踩到痛处——这种分寸感就是圆通、得体。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场沟通、社交场合、书面建议 tact 多用于需要顾及他人感受、委婉处事的场合，比较常见于职场、社交或书面沟通中；口语也可使用，但整体语气偏正式、谨慎。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，act、fact、pact、intact 与 tact 的韵部都是 /ækt/（重读元音及之后相同）。注意拼写相近的 tack /tæk/ 没有词尾的 /t/，tactic /ˈtæktɪk/ 的重音在第一个音节且读作 /ˈtæk-/，二者都与 tact /tækt/ 发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.