ken

英 [ken]

美 [ken]

n.  视野; 知识范围; 理解范围
v.  知道; 懂得

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习惯用语

n.

beyond your ken
• 为某人所不理解；在某人的知识范围之外
  if sth is beyond your ken , you do not know enough about it to be able to understand it

牛津词典

noun

noun

verb

• 知道；懂得
  to know

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 为…所不理解；在…的知识范围之外
  If something isbeyondyourken, you do not have enough knowledge to be able to understand it.
  1. The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman.
     该主题专业性太强，一般的外行人很难理解。

英英释义

noun

• the range of vision
  1. out of sight of land
  Synonym:sight
• range of what one can know or understand
  1. beyond my ken
  Synonym:cognizance

双语例句

• Aunt June played the accordion while my uncle Ken danced with his sister, my mother.
  肯舅舅和他的姐姐，也就是我的妈妈跳舞的时候，琼恩姑妈演奏了手风琴。
• Ken and I liked it, too.
  肯和我也都喜欢。
• It's not like how you and Ken worked out, you know.
  “它是不相似的你和肯恩如何试算，你知道”。
• Ken: I'm going to turn our program on.
  肯：我要启动我们的计划了。
• The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman.
  该主题专业性太强，一般的外行人很难理解。
• I like the three of them: Ken, Roger, and Joseph.
  我喜欢他们三个：肯，罗杰，和约瑟夫。
• My friend Ken is a man of ambition.
  我的朋友肯是一个野心勃勃的人。
• Ken: Well, that's why you married me!
  肯：当然，这就是为什么你会嫁给我！
• But Ken and I are very happy.
  但我和肯很兴奋。
• Ken's jaw jutted with determination.
  肯坚定地扬起下颌。