tact
tact
noun
noun
- [mass noun]adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
（交往、办事的）机敏；圆通
the inspector broke the news to me with tact and consideration.
检察员机敏谨慎地向我透露了这个消息。
- mid 17th cent. (denoting the sense of touch): via French from Latin tactus 'touch, sense of touch', from tangere 'to touch'
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