knowingly

Word family  noun knowledge the unknown adjective knowing knowledgeable known ≠ unknown verb know adverb knowingly ≠ unknowingly knowledgeably

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++know·ing·ly /ˈnəʊɪŋli $ ˈnoʊ-/ adverb  1  KNOW somethingin a way that shows you know about something secret or embarrassing 会意地5The two women smiled knowingly at each other.两个女人会意地相视一笑。n She smiled knowingly at us.2  DELIBERATELYdeliberately 故意地，有意地 OPP accidentally He would never knowingly upset people. 他从来不会故意惹别人生气。► see thesaurus at deliberately

Examples from the Corpus

knowingly• J.D. laughed softly and knowingly.• Stansfield would never have knowingly become involved in political espionage.• If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract they will be dismissed immediately.

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knowingly
know‧ing‧ly /ˈnəʊɪŋli $ ˈnoʊ-/ adverb1. in a way that shows you know about something secret or embarrassing:
    She smiled knowingly at us.
2. deliberately
   OPP  accidentally:
    He would never knowingly upset people.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ deliberately if you do something deliberately, you do it because you want to: He upset her deliberately. | I deliberately kept the letter short.
   ▪ on purpose especially spoken deliberately, especially in order to annoy someone or get an advantage for yourself: I didn’t push her on purpose; it was an accident.
   ▪ intentionally deliberately, especially in order to have a particular result or effect: Very few teenagers become pregnant intentionally.
   ▪ consciously /ˈkɒnʃəsli/ done after thinking carefully about what you are doing, especially because you know what the results of your actions might be: Parents pass their values to their children, though not always consciously.
   ▪ knowingly if you knowingly do something wrong or illegal, you do it even though you know it is wrong: FBI agents arrested Dillon for ‘knowingly making a false statement on a passport application’.

know·ing·lyBrE /ˈnəʊɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnoʊɪŋli/ 🔊 adverbwhile knowing the truth or likely result of what you are doing 故意地；蓄意地 SYN deliberately ◆She was accused of knowingly making a false statement to the police. 她被指控故意向警方提供虚假供词。🔊🔊in a way that shows that you know or understand about sth that is supposed to be secret 会意地；心照不宣地；知情地◆He glanced at her knowingly. 他会意地看了她一眼。🔊🔊