unknowing
unknowing — 形容詞
- unknowingpositive
- more unknowingcomparative
- most unknowingsuperlative
1. having no idea that something is happening or that you are taking part in it
未察覺的
對某事毫不知情或未意識到的
having no idea that something is happening or that you are taking part in it
Christopher signed the form as an unknowing witness to the whole scam.
Christopher 在不知情的情況下，以證人身分簽署了那份詐騙文件。
unknowing + noun: describes someone without awareness
Many travellers became unknowing carriers of the disease across the border.
許多旅客在不知情的狀況下，把疾病帶過了邊境。
unknowing + noun for an unaware participant
Faisal was an unknowing partner in the deal, never reading the small print.
Faisal 是這筆交易中不知情的合夥人，從沒讀過那些小字。
Rania stayed unknowing of the price changes the store had hidden in the long contract.
Rania 始終未察覺到店家藏在冗長合約裡的價格變動。
Élise handed over her password, an unknowing victim of the phone scam.
Élise 交出了密碼，成了那場電話詐騙中不知情的受害者。
文法句型
unknowing + noun
unknowing of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun (an unknowing accomplice) or followed by 'of'. Distinguish from 'unknown', which describes what is not known rather than the person who does not know.
常見錯誤
unknowing — 名詞
1. the condition of having no information or understanding about something
無知；茫然
對某事毫無資訊或理解的狀態
the condition of having no information or understanding about something
For the families, the hardest part was the unknowing while they waited for news.
對這些家庭來說，最難熬的是等待消息時那種一無所知的狀態。
uncountable: 'the unknowing' as a state
Andrés wrote about the deep unknowing he felt before the test results came back.
Andrés 寫下了檢驗結果出來前，他心中那份深深的茫然。
Tunde sat in total unknowing as the doctors spoke quietly outside the hospital room.
Tunde 坐在一無所知的狀態裡，醫生們在病房外低聲交談。
Naoko described the long unknowing that followed her brother's sudden disappearance.
Naoko 描述了弟弟突然失蹤後，那段漫長而一無所知的日子。
- ignorance
more common; can sound negative, hinting at someone should know
- uncertainty
everyday word; focuses on not being sure rather than having no knowledge
文法句型
the unknowing of + noun
用法筆記
Uncountable and largely literary; most writers prefer 'ignorance' or 'uncertainty' in plain prose. Often used with 'the' to name the state of waiting without information.