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

• 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。
• Maybe it is all due to my own ignorance.
  也许是我少见多怪。
• 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。
• There are times when ignorance is bliss indeed.
  有的时候无知真是福气啊。
• There is so much ignorance about mental illness
  人们对精神疾病很不了解。
• I had no option but to pretend ignorance.
  我别无他法，只能假装不知道。
• I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history
  我对历史一无所知，这让我很难堪。
• 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。
• Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse
  贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。
• Poverty, disease and ignorance remain major world problems.
  贫困、疾病和无知仍是世界主要问题。