known

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++known1 /nəʊn $ noʊn/ verb  x-refthe past participle of know1 know的过去分词known2 ●●○ W3 adjective  1  FAMOUS[only before noun] used about something that people know about or have discovered 已知的，已发现的 a study of all the known facts 对所有已知事实的研究 her last known address 她最后一个为人所知的地址 Apart from vaccines, there is no known way to protect against meningitis. 除了使用疫苗外，还未发现其他预防脑膜炎的方法。2  [only before noun] a known criminal, drug dealer etc is someone who people know to be regularly involved in criminal activities or to do other things that are disapproved of 〔罪犯、贩毒者等〕已知的，出了名的 He was found with several other known sex offenders. 他被发现和另外几个众所周知的性犯罪者在一起。 a known liar 出了名的说谎者3  be known for something to be famous or known about by a lot of people because of something 以某事知名，以某物闻名 He’s known for his good looks. 他长得帅是出了名的。 The region is known for its fine wines. 这个地区以出产优质葡萄酒闻名。4  well-known/little-known/lesser-known used when saying how famous someone is 〔人〕知名的/没有名气的/不大出名的 works by lesser-known French artists 不太出名的法国画家的作品

Examples from the Corpus

known• It was also in Edessa that the oldest known church was built, then destroyed in A.D. 201.• a known drug dealer• Typically for the period the quantity of finished products is far greater than the known examples of production sites.• Pat Young is one of the province's best known fashion mavericks.• These are the truly intractable pains and they are called intractable because they respond to no known form of therapy.• What might be acceptable would be to sample known previous offenders.• This work organised the known theory of permutation groups and its relationship with Galois Theory.

known1 verbknown2 adjectiveChinese  

past of participle the Corpus know1

known

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known¹ /nəʊn $ noʊn/
the past participle of know¹

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known² W3 adjective1. [only before noun] used about something that people know about or have discovered:
    a study of all the known facts
    her last known address
    Apart from vaccines, there is no known way to protect against meningitis.
2. [only before noun] a known criminal, drug dealer etc is someone who people know to be regularly involved in criminal activities or to do other things that are disapproved of:
    He was found with several other known sex offenders.
    a known liar
3. be known for something to be famous or known about by a lot of people because of something:
    He’s known for his good looks.
    The region is known for its fine wines.
4. well-known/little-known/lesser-known used when saying how famous someone is:
    works by lesser-known French artists

knownBrE /nəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /noʊn/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] known about, especially by a lot of people 知名的；出了名的；已知的◆He's a known thief. 他是个出了名的小偷。🔊🔊◆The disease has no known cure. 这种病目前还是不治之症。🔊🔊  ➡  see also know verb