know-nothing

短语

n. 无知者, 不可知论者

词形变化

know-nothings 复数 know-nothings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Ignorant; characterized by foolish denial of facts or beliefs in that which is not true.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

ignoramus

上位词 1

unskilled person

下位词 3

illiterate aliterate nonreader

词源

Essentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb. Compare do-nothing § Etymology.

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