early 12c., cnawlece "acknowledgment of a superior, honor, worship;" for first element see know (v.). Second element obscure, perhaps from Scandinavian and cognate with the -lock "action, process," found in wedlock. Meaning "capacity for knowing, understanding; familiarity; fact of knowing" is late 14c. Sense of "an organized body of facts or teachings" is from c. 1400, as is that of "sexual intercourse." Also a verb in Middle English, knoulechen "acknowledge" (c. 1200), later "find out about; recognize," and "to have sexual intercourse with" (c. 1300).
雙語例句
1. Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
父親對音樂隻懂一點皮毛。
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2. He did not get a chance to deepen his knowledge of Poland.
他沒有機會更深入地了解波蘭。
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3. To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
對於這個小男孩兒來說，他的父親就是所有知識的源泉。
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4. George dazzled her with his knowledge of the world.
喬治的洞察世情令她歎服。
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5. She was a woman with extraordinary vibrancy and extraordinary knowledge.