ignorance

美 [ˈɪɡnərəns]英 [ˈɪɡnərəns]
  • n.无知

ignor(e) 不理睬;忽视 + -ance 性质,状况

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noun

无知
a lack of knowledge or information about sth

widespread ignorance of/about the disease

对这种疾病的普遍不了解

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。

She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities.

关于丈夫的活动,她一直蒙在鼓里。

Children often behave badly out of/through ignorance .

儿童往往出于无知而不守规矩。

习语

ignorance

频次

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    N-UNCOUNT 无知;愚昧
    Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it.

    I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history...

    我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。

noun

1
the lack of knowledge or education

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  1. Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice .

    他们的决定是由于无知和偏见。

  2. Children often behave badly out of / through ignorance .

    儿童往往出于无知而不守规矩。

  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. Forgive my ignorance , but what exactly does the company do ?

    请原谅我的无知,这家公司到底是干什么的?

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. We preferred to remain in blissful ignorance of what was going on .

    我们乐得对正在发生的事情一无所知。

  8. They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance .

    他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。

  9. She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules .

    她对这些条例表现出可悲的无知。

  10. She was reluctant to confess her ignorance .

    她不愿意承认自己无知。

  11. She was reluctant to confess her ignorance .

    她不愿承认她的无知。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. Ignorance of people brings fear , fear of the unknown .

    人们的无知会带来恐惧,对未知事物的恐惧。

  15. There is so much ignorance about mental illness

    人们对精神疾病很不了解。

  16. I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history

    我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。

  17. 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。

  18. It 's an ignorance we can ill afford .

    这是我们难以承受的无知。

  19. I had no option but to pretend ignorance .

    我别无他法,只能假装不知道。

  20. Such attitudes are the product of woeful ignorance .

    这样的态度是极度无知造成的。

  21. 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。

  22. Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse

    贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。

  23. His ignorance appals me

    他的无知让我震惊。

  24. His ignorance placed him at a disadvantage .

    他的无知使他处于不利地位。

  25. Maybe it is all due to my own ignorance .

    也许是我少见多怪。

  26. One discovers his ignorance only through learning .

    学然后知不足。

  27. No plea can be set up on the ground of ignorance .

    以无知为理由而提出的抗辩是不能成立的。

  28. We must make allowances for his ignorance .

    我们对他的无知必须谅解。

  29. I am in sheer ignorance of the matter .

    我对此事全然无知。

  30. Don 't make presumptuous comments out of ignorance . Don 't make improper comments before you know the whole story .

    不要不明原委,就妄加评论。

前缀
e-不理睬;忽视

ignorant adj. (对某事物)不了解的

ignor(e) 不理睬;忽视 + -ant ...的

后缀
e-性质,状况

distance n. 距离

di- 分离 + st- 站,立 + -ance 性质,状况

entrance n. 入口(处)

ent(er) 在...之间 + -ance 性质,状况

importance n. 重要性

im- 在内,进入,使 + port 港口 + -ance 性质,状况

performance n. 表演,演出

perform v.执行 + -ance 性质,状况

finance n. 资金

fin 结束,范围 + -ance 性质,状况

guidance n. 指导

guid(e) 指导 + -ance 性质,状况

insurance n. 保险

in- 在内,进入,使 + sur- 肯定;安全 + -ance 性质,状况

acceptance n. 接受(礼物、邀请、建议等)

accept v.接受 + -ance 性质,状况

accordance n. 符合

accord v.给予 + -ance 性质,状况

acquaintance n. 相识

acquaint v.使认识 + -ance 性质,状况

ambulance n. 救护车

ambul 行走,流动 + -ance 性质,状况

appearance n. 外貌

appear v.进入视野 + -ance 性质,状况

appliance n. 器具

appl(y) 应用 + -ance 性质,状况

circumstance n. 条件

circum- 环绕,周围 + st- 站,立 + -ance 性质,状况

instance n. 例子

in- 在内,进入,使 + st- 站,立 + -ance 性质,状况

nuisance n. 讨厌的人(或东西)

nui- 有害的 + -s- + -ance 性质,状况

reliance n. 依赖

rel(y) 依赖 + -i- + -ance 性质,状况

resistance n. 反对

resist v.抵抗 + -ance 性质,状况

substance n. 物质

sub- 在下面 + st- 站,立 + -ance 性质,状况

tolerance n. 容忍

toler 容忍 + -ance 性质,状况

resemblance n. 相似

resembl(e) 相似,类似 + -ance 性质,状况

alliance n. (国家、政党等的)结盟,同盟

all(y) 盟友 + -i- + -ance 性质,状况

assistance n. 帮助

as- 朝,向,加强 + sist 站立 + -ance 性质,状况

endurance n. 耐力

endur(e) 忍耐 + -ance 性质,状况

attendance n. 出席

attend v.出席 + -ance 性质,状况

disturbance n. 骚乱

disturb v.扰乱 + -ance 性质,状况

abundance n. 大量

ab- 加强 + und 波动;溢出 + -ance 性质,状况

  • 习语

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。