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- showing or suggesting that one has knowledge or awareness that is secret or known to only a few people会意的, 心照不宣的：
a knowing smile.
会意的微笑。
1.1
- chiefly derogatory experienced or shrewd, especially excessively or prematurely so〈主贬〉（尤指过分地或过早地）世故的; 精明的：
today's society is too knowing, too corrupt.
今日的社会太世故, 太堕落了。
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- done in full awareness or consciousness明知的, 故意的：
a knowing breach of the order by the appellants.
上诉人明知故犯的抗命行为。
短语
there is no knowing
- no one can tell没人知道。
派生词