knowingly

B2 大学 FREQ #19760 ★☆☆☆☆

adv. 会意地, 心照不宣地, 故意地, 有意地, 老练地 [法] 心照不宣地, 故意地, 有意地

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more knowingly 比较级 most knowingly 最高级

教材释义与例句

副词

故意地;机警地,狡黠地

释义与例句

adv. B2
  1. 1.

    In the manner of one who knows.

    She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret.

  2. 2.

    With knowledge of all relevant facts.

    She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain.

    We keep our prices low and are never knowingly undersold.

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词源

From Middle English knawyngly, knowyngly. By surface analysis, knowing + -ly.

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