ignorance

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ig·no·rance /ˈɪɡnərəns/ AWL noun [uncountable] 1 NOT KNOWlack of knowledge or information about something 无知；愚昧 Excuse my ignorance, but how does it actually work? 请原谅我的无知，它究竟是如何运作的？ignorance of our ignorance of the true situation 我们对真实状况的不了解in ignorance I would have remained in ignorance if Shaun hadn’t mentioned it. 要不是肖恩提起这件事，我还蒙在鼓里呢。ignorance about public fear and ignorance about AIDS 公众对于艾滋病的恐惧和无知2. ignorance is bliss WORRIEDused to say that if you do not know about a problem, you cannot worry about it 无知是福

Examples from the Corpus

ignorance• But it's essential, and ignorance of it can be costly.• He showed complete ignorance of the most basic historical facts.• Only for such beings is ignorance not bliss.• I haven't read your latest book, so I hope you'll forgive my ignorance.• Even from the depths of my ignorance it had been impossible not to notice how the discourse had changed.• Leaders who confuse vision with cliche, however, betray their own ignorance of the human part of performance and change challenges.• I use this to excuse the possible ignorance which my question may make apparent!• He repeated his question, and came up against the same smiling ignorance.• Is this not a just punishment for their ignorance, for their lack of attention?• The workers' ignorance compounds their poverty: everywhere, failure to follow the most elementary rules of diet makes undernourishment worse.ignorance of• The average American's ignorance of geography is shocking.

ig·no·rance nounChineseSyllable

Corpus information lack something knowledge of about or

ignorance
ig‧no‧rance AC /ˈɪɡnərəns/

noun [uncountable]

Word Family: noun: ignorance; adverb: ignorantly; adjective: ignorant

1. lack of knowledge or information about something:

Excuse my ignorance, but how does it actually work?
ignorance of

our ignorance of the true situation
in ignorance

I would have remained in ignorance if Shaun hadn’t mentioned it.
ignorance about

public fear and ignorance about AIDS
2. ignorance is bliss used to say that if you do not know about a problem, you cannot worry about it

ig·nor·ance AW

BrE

/ˈɪɡnərəns/

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NAmE

/ˈɪɡnərəns/

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noun

[uncountable]

~ (of/about sth)

a lack of knowledge or information about sth 无知

◆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。

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◆She was kept

in ignorance of

her husband's activities. 关于丈夫的活动，她一直蒙在鼓里。

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◆Children often behave badly out of/through ignorance.儿童往往出于无知而不守规矩。

<titled tranID="1" status="3">Saying that you don't know something or giving yourself time to think<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>表示不知道或需要想一想</chn></titled>

There are various ways of telling people that you haven't got the information they are asking for. 告诉别人你不知道他们想要了解的信息，有多种方式：

◆ I really don't know. 我确实不知道。
◆ I'm afraid I don't have the faintest idea. 很抱歉，我一点都不知道。
◆ Sorry, I have absolutely no idea. 对不起，我完全不知道。
◆Has anyone left a message? No, not to my knowledge/not as far as I know. 有谁留过言吗？没有，据我所知没有。
◆ Well, that's a good question. 嗯，这是一个很好的问题。
◆ Yes, that's an interesting point/idea. 是的，这观点很有意思。
◆ Well, let me see… 好吧，让我想一想…
◆ Let me think about that for a moment. 让我想一下。

●ˌignorance is ˈbliss

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saying

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if you do not know about sth, you cannot worry about it 无知是福；不知道心不烦

◆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。

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