单词 | known |
释义 | knownWord family noun knowledge the unknown knowablenessknowerknowingnessknow-allknow-howadjective knowing knowledgeable known ≠ unknown knowableverb know adverb knowingly ≠ unknowingly knowledgeably known1 /nəʊn $ noʊn/ verb x-refthe past participle of know1 know的过去分词 known2 ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj 1 FAMOUS[only before noun] used about something that people know about or have discovered 已知的,已发现的 a study of all the known facts 对所有已知事实的研究 her last known address 她最后一个为人所知的地址 Apart from vaccines, there is no known way to protect against meningitis. 除了使用疫苗外,还未发现其他预防脑膜炎的方法。 2 [only before noun] a known criminal, drug dealer etc is someone who people know to be regularly involved in criminal activities or to do other things that are disapproved of 〔罪犯、贩毒者等〕已知的,出了名的 He was found with several other known sex offenders. 他被发现和另外几个众所周知的性犯罪者在一起。 a known liar 出了名的说谎者 3 be known for something to be famous or known about by a lot of people because of something 以某事知名,以某物闻名 He’s known for his good looks. 他长得帅是出了名的。 The region is known for its fine wines. 这个地区以出产优质葡萄酒闻名。 Examples from the Corpus be known for something• The inhabitants are known for being bourgeois, inward- looking, and conservative.• Bully fans are known for being somewhat obsessive.• Miller is known for her whimsical paintings and sculpture, both emanating from her unique take on the Southwest desert.• Paul is known for his discovery of interleukin-4, a primary chemical regulator of the immune system.• Mr Heseltine is known for his hard work and mental and physical stamina.• The Pillow, in Massachusetts, was known for its family feeling and sometimes scrappy eclecticism.• The first lady had specifically asked to speak at Glide, which is known for its social activism, church officials said.• Many will never be known for many lived and died without a proper name. 4 well-known/little-known/lesser-known used when saying how famous someone is 〔人〕知名的/没有名气的/不大出名的 works by lesser-known French artists 不太出名的法国画家的作品 Examples from the Corpus known• It was also in Edessa that the oldest known church was built, then destroyed in A.D. 201.• a known drug dealer• Typically for the period the quantity of finished products is far greater than the known examples of production sites.• Pat Young is one of the province's best known fashion mavericks.• These are the truly intractable pains and they are called intractable because they respond to no known form of therapy.• What might be acceptable would be to sample known previous offenders.• This work organised the known theory of permutation groups and its relationship with Galois Theory. |
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