knowingness

knowingness — 名詞

1. the way of behaving that shows you understand more than you say, often hinting a

1.名詞C2
釋義

心知肚明

表現出彷彿了然於心、似有默契的神態

the way of behaving that shows you understand more than you say, often hinting at a secret or a private joke

例句

Kenji answered the riddle with a slow smile and a quiet knowingness.

Kenji 緩緩一笑，帶著一種心知肚明的神情答出了謎題。

abstract noun naming a knowing manner

There was a knowingness in Salma's eyes when the teacher mentioned the surprise party.

老師提到驚喜派對時，Salma 眼中閃過一絲了然於心的神色。

collocation: a knowingness in someone's eyes/look

常見搭配
  • a quiet knowingness
  • a knowingness in her eyes
  • with playful knowingness
同義詞
  • shrewdness

    stresses sharp practical judgement, less about a secret-sharing manner

  • awareness

    neutral; lacks the hint of a private or unspoken understanding

  • worldliness

    knowingness gained from wide experience of life, often with a jaded edge

反義詞
  • innocence

    the state of not yet understanding, especially of difficult adult matters

  • naivety

    lack of the worldly understanding that knowingness implies

文法句型

a + knowingness about/of [topic]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and paired with a manner word such as 'a quiet/calm/playful knowingness', or located in a look or smile ('a knowingness in her eyes'). Carries a hint of shared or secret understanding rather than plain factual knowledge.

常見錯誤

He has a lot of knowingness about history.
He has a lot of knowledge about history.
for plain facts use 'knowledge'; 'knowingness' is the air of secretly understanding.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • a quiet knowingness
  • a knowingness in her eyes
  • with playful knowingness

介系詞搭配

  • knowingness about
  • knowingness of