unknowingly

IPA/ʌnˈnəʊɪŋli/
KK[ənnˈoɪŋli]IPA/ʌnˈnəʊɪŋli/

unknowingly — 副詞

1. doing or saying something without realising a particular aspect of the situation

1.副詞B2
釋義

無意中

沒意識到自己在做什麼或發生什麼事

doing or saying something without realising a particular aspect of the situation

例句

Ravindra unknowingly offended his aunt by commenting on the food she had cooked.

Ravindra 無意中批評阿姨做的菜，因此冒犯了她。

unknowingly + past tense verb for unintended result

The museum guard unknowingly let the thief walk past with a stolen painting.

博物館警衛無意中讓小偷拿著偷來的畫走了出去。

unknowingly + let + object + bare infinitive

常見搭配
  • unknowingly offend
  • unknowingly reveal
  • unknowingly break
  • unknowingly create
  • unknowingly help
  • unknowingly let someone do something
同義詞
  • unconsciously

    suggests an automatic or instinctive action; less about knowledge and more about lack of deliberate thought

  • inadvertently

    more formal; focuses on lack of attention rather than lack of knowledge

  • unwittingly

    very similar in meaning but slightly more formal; often used in legal or formal writing

  • accidentally

    broader — covers any unintended action, whether from lack of knowledge or physical mishap

反義詞

文法句型

subject + unknowingly + main verb (simple tenses)

subject + had + unknowingly + past participle (past perfect)

By + gerund + subject + unknowingly + verb

用法筆記

Commonly used with verbs that describe causing a result, such as offend, reveal, break, create, or help. The adverb can appear before the main verb, after a helping verb (had unknowingly), or at the end of a clause for emphasis.

常見錯誤

I unknowingly didn't see the sign.
I didn't see the sign.
'Unknowingly' describes how you did something, not that you failed to do it. Use it with an action you actually performed.
She was unknowingly of the danger.
She was unaware of the danger.
'Unknowingly' is an adverb, not an adjective. Use 'unaware' or 'unknowing' after a linking verb.

同根字