ignorance的经典引文

1. 无知，愚昧
2. 不知道，不明白
3. 缺乏教育
4. 丝毫不知，一无所知，一窍不通
5. 不学无术
6. 孤陋寡闻
7. 缺乏科学知识
8. 茫然

1. the lack of knowledge or education

1.无知;愚昧
Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it.

e.g. I am embarrassed by my completeignorance of history...
我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。
e.g. There is so muchignorance about mental illness...
人们对精神疾病很不了解。

• abuse〔exploit〕 sb's ignorance利用某人的无知
• confess one's ignorance承认自己的无知
• feign〔show〕 ignorance假装〔表现〕无知
• plead ignorance声称不知
• sheer ignorance of对…全然无知

• profound〔total〕 ignorance极无知

• from ignorance出于无知
• in ignorance of sth不知某事
• out of〔through〕 ignorance出于无知

• ignorance about在…方面的无知
• ignorance of对…一无所知

• Every care was taken to ensure that he was kept in ignorance of what had occurred.

  出自：W. Soyinka

• She didn't know what an ovary was but she wasn't going to admit ignorance.

  出自：P. Barker

1. ignorance用作不可数名词时,作“无知,不了解,不知道”解。也可用作可数名词,强调某种无知。
2. ignorance和about连用表示“不知道某事”,与in连用表示“对某事的某方面知道得很少”,与of〔on〕连用表示“对某事全然不知道”。