knowledge
UK ['nɒl.ɪdʒ] US ['nɑ:.lɪdʒ] noun
ESSENTIAL [S or U]
■understanding of or information about a subject which a person gets by experience or study, and which is either in a person's mind or known by people generally 知识；学问；学识；了解；理解•Her knowledge of English grammar is very extensive.她的英语文法知识很广博。 •He has a limited knowledge of French.他对法语所知有限。 •The details of the scandal are now common knowledge (= familiar to most people).丑闻的详情现在众所周知。 •She started to photograph the documents, safe in the knowledge that (= knowing that) she wouldn't be disturbed for at least an hour.她开始对文件拍照，确信至少一小时内不会有人打扰。 •In this town there are only a couple of restaurants that to my knowledge (= judging from my personal experience and information) serve good food.据我所知，这个镇上只有几家餐馆菜肴不错。 ADVANCED uncountable
■the state of knowing about or being familiar with something 知道；熟悉（某事）•The Government deny all knowledge of the affair.政府完全否认知道此事。 •It has come/been brought to our knowledge (= We have discovered) that several computers have gone missing.我们发现有几台电脑不见了。
UK ['nɒl.ɪdʒ] US ['nɑ:.lɪdʒ] noun
Common Learner Errors knowledgeThe correct preposition to use after knowledge is of.Don't say 'knowledge in/about/on something', say knowledge of something :
✗ This job requires knowledge about at least two foreign languages.This job requires knowledge of at least two foreign languages.
UK ['nɒl.ɪdʒ] US ['nɑ:.lɪdʒ] noun
Common Learner Errors knowledgeKnowledge does not have a plural form.To talk about an amount of knowledge , do not say 'knowledges', say knowledge , some knowledge or a lot of knowledge :
✗ I would like to improve my knowledges of English grammar.I would like to improve my knowledge of English grammar. |