lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated 没有学识的,无知的,愚昧的,未受教育的;不通世故的 he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid. 总有人对他说他无知而愚蠢。 ■[predic.]lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular 对…无知的 they wereignorant ofastronomy. 他们对天文学一无所知。 ■(informal)discourteous or rude (非正式)无礼的,粗鲁的 this ignorant, pin-brained receptionist. 这个无礼愚蠢的接待员。 ■(black English)easily angered (黑人英语)暴躁的,易怒的 I is an ignorant man—even police don't meddle with me. 我可是个暴脾气——连警察也不敢乱动我。
派生 ignorantly adverb 语源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorant- 'not knowing', from the verb ignorare (see ignore)