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

• We must make allowances for his ignorance.
  我们对他的无知必须谅解。
• One discovers his ignorance only through learning.
  学然后知不足。
• 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。
• 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。
• There are times when ignorance is bliss indeed.
  有的时候无知真是福气啊。
• He feigned ignorance when I asked him about it.
  我问他，他还跟我打佯儿。
• 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。
• Therefore, I regret it for my ignorance.
  所以，我后悔了，为我的无知。
• 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。
• He displayed an amazing ignorance in art.
  他在艺术方面表现出惊人的无知。