:information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education知识;学识;学问
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She has little/no/some knowledge of fashion/history/cooking.她对时尚/历史/烹饪知之甚少/一无所知/稍有了解。
He has devoted himself to the pursuit of knowledge.他全身心投入对知识的追求。
a thirst/quest for knowledge对知识的渴望/探求
[singular]
a knowledge of carpentry木工技术
She gained/acquired a thorough knowledge of local customs.她学到/获得了有关当地习俗的全面知识。
I have a reading knowledge of French [=I can read French], but I can't speak it fluently.我能读懂法语,但说得不流利。
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[noncount]:awareness of something:the state of being aware of something知晓;了解
He claimed to have no knowledge of the plan. = He denied all/any knowledge of the plan.他声称完全不知道那个计划。
Did you have any knowledge of her intentions?你了解她的意图吗?
The decision was made without my knowledge. [=I did not know about the decision]这个决定是在我不知情的情况下做出的。
common knowledge
:something that many or most people know众所周知的事
It's common knowledge that she plans to run for mayor.众所周知,她准备竞选市长。
public knowledge
:something that people know because it has been reported in the news人所共知
His legal problems are a matter of public knowledge.他的违法问题是人人皆知的事。
safe/secure in the knowledge
:feeling safe or secure because you know something specified知道…而安心
They went on vacation, safe in the knowledge that the farm would be well cared for while they were away.得知自己不在时农场会有人悉心照料,他们就安心地去度假了。
to someone's knowledge
:according to what someone knows据某人所知 — usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句
“Did anyone arrive late?” “Not to my knowledge.”“有人迟到了吗?”“据我所知没有”。
No one arrived late to my knowledge. [=I am not aware that anyone arrived late, but it is possible that someone arrived late and I don't know about it]据我所知没人迟到。
to the best of my knowledge
— used to say that you think a statement is true but that there may be something you do not know which makes it untrue据我所知
To the best of my knowledge [=as far as I know], everyone arrived on time.据我所知,所有人都是按时到的。
I answered their questions to the best of my knowledge. [=I gave the best answers I could based on what I knew, but I might have answered differently if I had known something else]我尽我所知回答了他们的问题。
knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.
rich in the knowledge of human nature
learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.
a book that demonstrates vast learning
erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.
an erudition unusual even in a scholar
scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.
a work of first-rate literary scholarship
Example Sentences
At that time the word science had not been narrowed down to one kind of knowledge; it meant whatever was known, and men of learning were still able to possess most of it. Jacques Barzun, From Dawn to Decadence, 2000With their aid, he should be able to adapt himself selectively to his culture, rejecting its evils, stupidities and irrelevances, gratefully accepting all its treasures of accumulated knowledge … and practical wisdom. Aldous Huxley, "Culture and the … ,"in Artificial Paradises, Mike Jay editor, 1999The knowledge of the godawful way people act (their greed, their vicarious or direct violence), and of the youth and helplessness of those who died, leads to shame … Harold Brodkey, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 1995 She has little knowledge of fashion. He has devoted himself to the pursuit of knowledge. She gained a thorough knowledge of local customs. Did you have any knowledge of her intentions? See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to acknowledge, irregular from knowen
ADJECTIVE | ... OF KNOWLEDGE | VERB + KNOWLEDGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤new新知識➤basic基礎知識▸➤considerable, great, vast相當多的/大量的/廣博的學問▸➤complete, comprehensive, sound, thorough全面的瞭解;詳盡的認識▸➤deep, detailed, in-depth, intimate, profound深入的瞭解;詳細的瞭解;精通◇She has an intimate knowledge of the Asian market.她充分瞭解亞洲市場的情況。➤broad, encyclopedic, extensive, wide廣博的知識;廣泛的知識▸➤expert, special, specialist, specialized專業知識;專門知識▸➤inside內幕消息◇He managed to find contacts who had inside knowledge of the organization.他設法聯繫上了知道該組織內情的人。➤local局部知識➤direct, first-hand直接知識;親身得來的知識➤current, up-to-date (especially BrE) 目前的認知;最新信息▸➤limited, rudimentary, superficial有限的知識;初步的認識;表面的認識◇I have a limited knowledge of French.我的法語知識有限。➤general常識◇I don't like quizzes because my general knowledge is so poor.我不喜歡智力問答,因為我對常識知道得不多。➤factual事實性知識▸➤practical, useful實用的/有用的知識▸➤working足以應付某工作的知識◇He has a good working knowledge of the subject.他已經充分掌握了該學科的知識,足以應付工作。➤professional專業知識▸➤medical, scientific, technical, etc.醫學、科學、技術等知識➤traditional傳統知識➤human人類知識▸➤common, public眾所周知的事情◇It's common knowledge that he's left his wife.大家都知道他已經離開了妻子。➤personal親身經歷得來的知識▸➤full完全知曉◇She had acted with her parents' full knowledge and consent.她是在父母完全知曉和同意的情況下這麼做的。➤previous, prior以前的知識... OF KNOWLEDGE➤body知識體系◇This approach reveals gaps in the current body of knowledge.這種方法暴露出目前知識體系的不足。VERB + KNOWLEDGE➤acquire, gain學到/獲取知識➤have, possess有瞭解◇I have no knowledge of his whereabouts.我對他的行踪一無所知。➤demonstrate, show, show off展示/表現/賣弄知識▸➤test考驗知識▸➤require要求知識◇No previous knowledge is required for the job.這項工作不要求具備相關知識。➤apply, use應用/運用知識◇The job gave her the chance to apply the knowledge she had acquired at college.這項工作使她有機會應用在大學所學到的知識。➤transfer轉化知識◇She cannot transfer this knowledge to a new situation.她不能將這種知識轉化運用到新情況中。➤impart, share, spread傳授/分享/傳播知識◇The bartender was happy to share his knowledge of wine with us.酒吧招待樂意與我們分享他的葡萄酒知識。◇The volunteers' task is to spread knowledge of how to prevent the disease.志願者的任務是宣傳預防這種疾病的知識。➤advance, enhance, expand, extend, improve, increase推進知識發展;增強知識;拓寬知識面;擴充知識◇Research is important to advance scientific knowledge.研究對於推進科學知識的發展很重要。➤deny否認瞭解◇He denied all knowledge of what had happened.他完全否認知道發生的事。PREPOSITION➤in the knowledge在知曉的情況下◇They put the car on the market in the full knowledge that it had design faults.他們明知此車有設計缺陷,卻仍將它投放市場。➤to sb's knowledge據某人所知◇He's never worked here to my knowledge.據我所知,他從來沒有在這裏工作過。➤with sb's knowledge在某人知曉的情況下◇The letter was sent with the full knowledge of the head of department.這封信在部門領導完全知情的情況下送出了。➤without sb's knowledge在某人不知情的情況下◇She borrowed my car without my knowledge.她沒跟我說一聲就借走了我的汽車。➤knowledge of關於⋯的知識◇a wide knowledge of antiques古董方面的廣博知識PHRASES➤a wealth of knowledge豐富的知識◇Martin brings a wealth of knowledge to the job.馬丁給這一工作帶來了豐富的知識。➤a gap in your knowledge知識上的欠缺◇I did some research to fill in the gaps in my knowledge.我做了些研究以彌補我知識的不足。➤the pursuit of knowledge對知識的追求➤secure in the knowledge確信◇We invested in gold, secure in the knowledge that the metal would retain its value.我們投資了黃金,確信這種金屬會保值。➤to the best of your knowledge據⋯所知◇She still lives in San Francisco to the best of my knowledge.據我所知,她仍住在舊金山。