ignorance

英 [ˈɪɡnərəns]

美 [ˈɪɡnərəns]

n.  无知

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

BNC.5259 / COCA.5789

习惯用语

n.

ignorance is bliss
• 无知是福；不知道心不烦
  if you do not know about sth, you cannot worry about it
• Some doctors believe ignorance is bliss and don't give their patients all the facts.
  有些医生认为无知是福，因此不向病人透露全部病情。

牛津词典

noun

• 无知
  a lack of knowledge or information about sth
  1. widespread ignorance of/about the disease
     对这种疾病的普遍不了解
  2. They fought a long battle against prejudice and ignorance.
     他们同偏见与无知进行了长期的斗争。
  3. She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities.
     关于丈夫的活动，她一直蒙在鼓里。
  4. Children often behave badly out of/through ignorance .
     儿童往往出于无知而不守规矩。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 无知;愚昧
  Ignorance ofsomething is lack of knowledge about it.
  1. I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history...
     我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。
  2. There is so much ignorance about mental illness...
     人们对精神疾病很不了解。
  3. In my ignorance I had never heard country & western music.
     我很无知,从来没听过乡村与西部音乐。

英英释义

noun

• the lack of knowledge or education

双语例句

• It's an ignorance we can ill afford.
  这是我们难以承受的无知。
• His ignorance is astonishing.
  他的无知令人惊讶。
• There is so much ignorance about mental illness
  人们对精神疾病很不了解。
• His ignorance appals me
  他的无知让我震惊。
• But I for my ignorance, is modesty, and of which I have the honor and reward.
  但是我对于我的无知是谦虚的，这其中就有了我的荣誉和报酬。
• We must make allowances for his ignorance.
  我们对他的无知必须谅解。
• I had no option but to pretend ignorance.
  我别无他法，只能假装不知道。
• He glibly professed his ignorance of the affair.
  他口口声声表白不知道这件事。
• Ignorance of people brings fear, fear of the unknown.
  人们的无知会带来恐惧，对未知事物的恐惧。
• Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse
  贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。