little did one know

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释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    Used to show a relevant fact that is unknown to a person, or that the result or sequence of events differs greatly from what one had expected with the little knowledge he or she had about the situation beforehand.

    I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.

    Little did we know, we would be stuck in traffic for hours before finally making it back home.