ignorance

英 [ˈɪɡnərəns] 美 [ˈɪɡnərəns]

n.  无知

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

BNC.5259 / COCA.5789



牛津词典

noun

  1. 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

  1. N-UNCOUNT 无知;愚昧
    Ignorance of something 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。

双语例句

  1. His ignorance appals me
    他的无知让我震惊。
  2. Many country parishes were still living in blissful ignorance of the post-war crime wave.
    庆幸的是,许多乡村教区仍然没有感受到战后的犯罪浪潮。
  3. Her ignorance of the area put her at a decided disadvantage
    她对该地区一无所知,这显然对她不利。
  4. Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past
    珍妮为自己的一无所知而苦恼,开始探究起母亲的过去。
  5. I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history
    我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。
  6. There is so much ignorance about mental illness
    人们对精神疾病很不了解。
  7. 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。
  8. It's an ignorance we can ill afford.
    这是我们难以承受的无知。
  9. Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse
    贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。
  10. I had no option but to pretend ignorance.
    我别无他法,只能假装不知道。
  11. 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。
  12. Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance.
    这样的态度是极度无知造成的。
  13. Don't make presumptuous comments out of ignorance. Don't make improper comments before you know the whole story.
    不要不明原委,就妄加评论。
  14. He glibly professed his ignorance of the affair.
    他口口声声表白不知道这件事。
  15. Maybe it is all due to my own ignorance.
    也许是我少见多怪。
  16. No plea can be set up on the ground of ignorance.
    以无知为理由而提出的抗辩是不能成立的。
  17. I am in sheer ignorance of the matter.
    我对此事全然无知。
  18. One discovers his ignorance only through learning.
    学然后知不足。
  19. We must make allowances for his ignorance.
    我们对他的无知必须谅解。
  20. Poverty, disease and ignorance remain major world problems.
    贫困、疾病和无知仍是世界主要问题。
  21. He displayed an amazing ignorance in art.
    他在艺术方面表现出惊人的无知。
  22. There are times when ignorance is bliss indeed.
    有的时候无知真是福气啊。
  23. His ignorance is astonishing.
    他的无知令人惊讶。
  24. He kept on pleading ignorance.
    他口口声声说不知道。
  25. He knows your character, joseph, and is well acquainted with your pig-headedness and ignorance.
    约瑟夫,他看清了你的人品,知道你笨得象个猪,无知无识。
  26. She pretended ignorance about the accident.
    她装作不知道这起事故。
  27. He speaks in a disordered manner, which betrays his shallowness and ignorance.
    这个人谈话颠三倒四,看得出他知识谫陋。
  28. He feigned ignorance when I asked him about it.
    我问他,他还跟我打佯儿。
  29. 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。
  30. Therefore, I regret it for my ignorance.
    所以,我后悔了,为我的无知。

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
    1. 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。

英英释义

noun

  1. the lack of knowledge or education