Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6928
ignorant
无知的；愚昧的；缺乏知识的
Lacking general knowledge or education; uneducated.
- 1.
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
无知或未受教育的；以无知为特征的。
- 2.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
缺乏教育的；缺乏知识或见识的
- 3.
Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
不知道(某个事实),对(某事)不知情。
- 4.
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
在某一艺术或学科领域缺乏基础知识的
- 5.
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
由于无知而导致的；愚蠢的；傻的。
- 6.
unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
因缺乏相关信息或知识而不知情的
不知道的；未察觉的；不了解的；不懂…的；对…无知的；不熟悉的；愚蠢的；由无知导致的；无知或未受教育的；以无知为特征的。；缺乏教育的；缺乏知识或见识的
In use
He was ignorant of the basic rules of the game.
She remained ignorant about the consequences of her actions.
Some people are willfully ignorant about the effects of pollution.
an ignorant man
she is ignorant of quantum mechanics
he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
be ignorant of sth
Many people are ignorant of the health risks.
许多人对健康风险一无所知。
be ignorant about sth
Connections
Collocations
- ignorant of
- 对…无知的
- He was ignorant of the basic rules of the game.他对游戏的基本规则一无所知。
- completely ignorant
- 完全无知的
- She was completely ignorant about the changes in policy.她对政策的变化完全无知。
- willfully ignorant
- 故意无视的
- Some people remain willfully ignorant of the facts.有些人故意对事实视而不见。
- ignorant person
- 无知的人
- An ignorant person may not realize their own ignorance.一个无知的人可能意识不到自己的无知。
- ignorant attitude
- 无知的态度
- His ignorant attitude towards science is frustrating.他对科学的那种无知态度令人沮丧。
- politically ignorant
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘ignore’（忽视），忽视学习就会变得无知。
Context & Register
语域: mixed; 语境: 日常交流、正式批评; 说明: 通常用于描述缺乏知识或意识的状态，可以是中性描述，也可能带有负面评价，取决于语境。
Grammar Note
常与介词of搭配，表示对…无知；也可接that从句。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending "ant" but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with "ignorant".
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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