be unknowing of sth
She was unknowing of the danger she faced.
她对自己面临的危险毫不知情。
不知情的；无知的
不知道的；没察觉的
不知情的；无知的。
Without knowing; ignorant.
The tourists were unknowing of the local custom and accidentally caused offense.
游客们不了解当地习俗，无意中冒犯了他人。
用法提示：unknowing作形容词，后接of短语，表示“不知道/不了解”。
She walked past the hidden camera, unknowing that she was being recorded.
她走过隐藏的摄像头，不知道自己正在被拍摄。
用法提示：unknowing作形容词，后接that从句，表示“未意识到”。
The unknowing buyer paid far too much for the fake painting.
不知情的买主花了太多钱买那幅假画。
用法提示：unknowing作前置定语修饰buyer，表示“不知情的”。
She was unknowing of the danger she faced.
她对自己面临的危险毫不知情。
He remained unknowing about the changes to the plan.
他对计划的变更仍然一无所知。
The public remained unknowing until the official announcement.
公众在官方公告之前一直不知情。
用作定语，修饰名词。
The unknowing participants were later informed of the study's true purpose.
不知情的参与者后来被告知了研究的真正目的。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is an unknowing mistake.
正确表达This is an unknown mistake.
'unknowing' 是形容词，意为“不知道的”，只能修饰有意识的主体（如人），不能修饰事物；指事物时应用 'unknown'（未知的）。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am unknowing the truth.
正确表达I am unaware of the truth.
'unknowing' 作形容词后需接介词 'of' 或 'about' 表示“对…不知情”；直接跟宾语是错误的。更自然的表达是 'unaware of'。
ignorant 强调因缺乏知识而导致的广泛无知，而 unknowing 多指对某具体事实或情况不知道。
unaware 更常用，指没有意识到某事物，而 unknowing 带有更文学或哲学色彩，有时指无意的状态。
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