knowledge

knowledge
noun
[mass noun]
  1. facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject
    知识,学识,学问
    a thirst for knowledge.
    对知识的渴望。
    her considerable knowledge of antiques.
    她有关古物的大量知识。
    ■what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information
    (某领域或总称的)知识
    the transmission of knowledge.
    知识的传播。
    ■(Philosophy)true, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion
    (哲)公理;真理
    ■information held on a computer system
    计算机存储的信息
  2. awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation
    了解,熟悉
    the programme had been developed without his knowledge.
    在他不知情的情况下,开发了这个程序。
    he denied all knowledge of the overnight incidents.
    他否认知道头一天夜里的事件。
常用词组
come to one's knowledge
  1. become known to one
    为某人得知
to (the best of) my knowledge
  1. so far as I know
    就我所知
  2. as I know for certain
    我确切知道
语源
  1. Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense 'acknowledge, recognize', later as a noun): from an Old English compound based on cnāwan (see know)
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