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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。
得体；圆通；老练
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得体；圆通；老练
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
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。
指与人交往时的得体圆通；勿与 tactics（战术）混淆。
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。
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.
触觉；感觉。
The sense of touch; feeling.
得体；礼貌(礼仪)。
Propriety; manners (etiquette).
打拍子时的敲击。
The stroke in beating time.
Telling her the truth about the mistake required a great deal of tact.
告诉她这个错误的真相需要极大的机智。
He handled the difficult customer with tact, keeping the conversation calm and polite.
他以老练圆滑的方式应对那位难缠的顾客，让谈话保持平静礼貌。
She showed tact by not mentioning the argument in front of everyone.
她很有分寸，没有当着大家的面提起那场争吵。
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 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。
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。
It takes tact to refuse an invitation without hurting the host's feelings.
拒绝别人的邀请又不让主人难堪，是需要技巧的。
Not this
She is very tact.
Use this
She is very tactful.
tact 是名词，意为‘得体、圆通’，不能作形容词；修饰人或行为应用形容词 tactful。中文说‘她很机智’易导致直译成 She is tact，但英语需用 be + 形容词。
Not this
He used a clever tact to get what he wanted.
Use this
He used a clever tactic to get what he wanted.
tact 与 tactic 形近义异：tact 指人际交往中的得体与分寸，是不可数名词；tactic 指策略或手法，是可数名词。表达‘巧妙的策略’应用 tactic，而非 tact。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
所谓老练，就是能让某人下地狱时还盼着这趟旅程。
A famous witticism usually credited to Winston Churchill, it captures the idea that tact is the social skill of phrasing an unpleasant message so agreeably that the other person almost welcomes it.
这是一句常被归于温斯顿·丘吉尔的名言，它抓住了‘老练’的要义：以十分委婉的方式表达不愉快的信息，让对方甚至几乎愿意接受。
老练是一种艺术：说明一个观点，却不树敌。
A widely quoted aphorism often attributed to various figures including Isaac Newton, this line emphasizes that tact means delivering an opinion or criticism in a way that avoids giving offense.
这是一句广为人知的格言，常被归于艾萨克·牛顿等不同人物；它强调‘老练’就是以不得罪人的方式表达观点或批评。
Use tact naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.