Knowledge cannot replace friendship, I'd rather be an idiot than lose you.

                                       ——Patrick Star《SpongeBob SquarePants》

知识不能替代友谊,比起失去你,我宁愿做个白痴

                              ——派大星《海绵宝宝》

 

一、下面我们来看看knowledge有几种含义

 

n.

1.知识,学识,学问 [U]

 

The students are greedy for knowledge.

学生们对知识如饥似渴。

 

2.知道,知晓,见闻 [U]

 

He was very sad to the knowledge that his wife was killed in an air crash.

得知妻子在飞机失事中丧生,他非常难过。

 

3.了解,理解,熟悉 [U]

 

Our knowledge of the matter is deficient.

我们对此事了解不足。

 

4.消息 [U]

 

The knowledge of our victory caused great joy.

我们获得胜利的消息传来,万众欢腾。

 

5.理解范围 [U]

 

He has a superficial knowledge of a subject.

他对一门学科略知皮毛。

 

二、词义辨析:含有“知识、学问”词义的词还有哪些?

 

knowledge, learning, scholarship

这些名词均有“知识、学问”之意。

knowledge强调对全部已知或可知的知识的理解。

learning指通过研究、经验或他人传授而得到的知识;也指熟练掌握知识的过程,有时可指全部学识和智慧的总和。

scholarship侧重指经过深入学习、研究而获得的渊博的、价值较高的知识。

 

三、含有knowledge的常见短语

 

general knowledge

n. 常识

 

knowledge base

知识库

 

common knowledge

n. 大家都知道的事, 常识

 

tree of knowledge

n. 智慧树, 区别善恶的树

 

thirst for knowledge

渴望求知

 

四、学会knowledge的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧~

 

His __________ and experience increase with his days.

他的知识和经验与日俱增。