a lack of knowledge or information about something 无知 They fought a long battle against prejudice and ignorance. 他们同偏见与无知进行了长期的斗争。 I hate to admit my ignorance, but how does it work? 我不想承认我的无知，但这是怎么回事呢？ - ignorance of something
He showed a remarkable ignorance of the facts. 他对这些事实表现得一无所知。 - ignorance about something
widespread ignorance about the disease 对这种疾病的普遍无知 - in ignorance of something
She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities. 关于丈夫的活动，她一直蒙在鼓里。 - out of ignorance
Children often behave badly out of ignorance. 儿童出于无知往往不守规矩。 - through ignorance
Many lives are lost through ignorance. 许多人由于无知而丧命。
Express Yourself Saying that you don’t know something or giving yourself time to thinkSaying that you don’t know something or giving yourself time to think 表示不知道或需要想一想 There are various ways of telling people that you haven’t got the information they are asking for: 告诉别人你不知道他们想要了解的信息，有多种方式： I really don't know. 我确实不知道。
I’m afraid I don't have the faintest idea. 很抱歉，我一点都不知道。
Sorry, I have absolutely no idea. 对不起，我完全不知道。
Has anyone left a message? No, not to my knowledge/not as far as I know. 有谁留过言吗？没有，据我所知没有。
Well, that’s a good question. 嗯，这是一个很好的问题。
Yes, that’s an interesting point/idea. 是的，这观点很有意思。
Well, let me see… 好吧，让我想一想…
Let me think about that for a moment. 让我想一下。
Extra ExamplesHe pleaded ignorance of any wrongdoing. 他辩称自己对所有的坏事概不知情。 Outsiders, in their ignorance, fail to understand this. 局外人因为不知情没法理解这一点。 These attitudes are based on ignorance and fear. 这样的看法都是源于无知和恐惧。 This showed a profound ignorance of local customs. 这表明对当地风俗全然无知。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- utter
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- betray
- demonstrate
- display
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- due to ignorance
- in ignorance (of)
- in your ignorance
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing’, from the verb ignorare ‘not know, ignore’, from in- ‘not’ + gno-, a base meaning ‘know’.
Idioms
blissful ignorance
the state of not knowing about something and so being unable to worry about it 无知是福；不知道心不烦 We preferred to remain in blissful ignorance of what was going on. 我们乐得对正发生的事一无所知。
ignorance is bliss