knowledge
noun
uk/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/B1[SorU]
understandingof orinformationabout asubjectthat you get byexperienceorstudy, eitherknownby onepersonor bypeoplegenerally:
知识;学问;学识;了解;理解Her knowledgeofEnglishgrammaris veryextensive.她的英语语法知识很广博。
He hasalimitedknowledgeofFrench.他对法语所知有限。
Thedetailsof thescandalare nowcommonknowledge(=familiarto mostpeople).丑闻的详情现在众所周知。
Shestartedtophotographthedocuments,safein theknowledgethat(=knowingthat)she wouldn't bedisturbedfor at least anhour.她开始对文件拍照,确信至少一小时内不会有人打扰。
In thistownthere are only acoupleofrestaurantsthattomy knowledge(=judgingfrom mypersonalexperienceandinformation)servegoodfood.据我所知,这个镇上只有几家餐馆菜品不错。
[U]
thestateofknowingabout or beingfamiliarwith something:
知道;熟悉(某事)They bothdenyallknowledgeoftheaffair.他们俩完全否认知道此事。
It hascome/beenbroughttoourknowledge(= we havediscovered)thatseveralcomputershave gonemissing.我们发现有几台电脑不见了。
- Her knowledge ofcomputersisquiteawe-inspiring.
- She has anintimateknowledge of Tuscany, where she haslivedfor 20years.
- Hetriedtoimpressme with hisextensiveknowledge ofwine.
- I only have alimitedknowledge ofSpanish.
- He went tovisither without my knowledge.
Knowledge and awareness
- acquaintance
- alertness
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knowsidiom
- astuteness
- at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- gnostic
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance withsomeone/somethingidiom
- metacognition
- nescience
- nescient
- nod
- offsomeone'sradaridiom
- omniscience
- sensibility
- street smarts
- theory of mind
- witting