knowingly + verb
副词置于动词前,强调故意性。
He knowingly lied to the committee.
他故意对委员会撒谎。
故意地;蓄意地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
故意地;蓄意地
With knowledge of all relevant facts; deliberately or intentionally.
He knowingly lied to the committee.
他故意对委员会撒谎。
常用于表示明知后果仍实施某行为
会意地:以知情者的方式。
In the manner of one who knows.
故意地:在知晓全部相关事实的情况下。
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
She knowingly broke the rule to prove a point.
她故意违反规定来证明自己的观点。
He knowingly lied to his parents about his whereabouts.
他故意对父母撒谎说自己的行踪。
The company knowingly sold defective products to customers.
那家公司故意向顾客销售有缺陷的产品。
副词置于动词前,强调故意性。
He knowingly lied to the committee.
他故意对委员会撒谎。
副词置于动词后,在口语中使用较少。
She acted knowingly when she signed the contract.
她在签署合同时故意行事。
Not this
He gave me a knowingly smile.
Use this
He gave me a knowing smile.
将副词 'knowingly' 误用作形容词。'knowingly' 是副词,意为‘故意地’,不能修饰名词;应使用形容词 'knowing'(会意的,心照不宣的)修饰 'smile'。
Not this
She explained the process very knowingly.
Use this
She explained the process very knowledgeably.
混淆了 'knowingly' 和 'knowledgeably'。'knowingly' 表示‘故意地’,而此处需要表示‘有见识地、专业地’,应使用副词 'knowledgeably'(意为‘有知识地,博学地’)。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
故意作出虚假陈述
She was accused of knowingly making a false statement to the court.
她被指控故意向法庭作出虚假陈述。
故意忽视
The manager knowingly ignored the safety warnings.
经理故意忽视了安全警告。
故意违反
The company knowingly violated the terms of the contract.
该公司故意违反了合同条款。
会意地微笑
She smiled knowingly when I mentioned the surprise party.
当我提到惊喜派对时,她会意地笑了。
故意接受
The official knowingly accepted the illegal payment.
这名官员故意接受了非法付款。
故意误导
The advertisement knowingly misled consumers about the product's safety.
该广告在产品的安全性方面故意误导了消费者。
Use knowingly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住know是“知道”,明知事实还去做,就是“故意地”;联想“明知故犯”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:legal or formal writing、narrative or literary description knowingly 多用于正式或法律语境,指“明知地、故意地”;在文学或日常叙述中也可表示“会意地、心照不宣地”。整体语域介于正式与中性之间,故标为 mixed。
真正的押韵词(重读元音和后续读音完全一致): glowingly(/ˈɡloʊɪŋli/)、flowingly(/ˈfloʊɪŋli/)。注意拼写相似的 -ingly 副词如 lovingly、willingly、strikingly 重读元音不同,并不押韵;knowing(/ˈnoʊɪŋ/)没有 -ly 后缀,是目标词的前半部分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.