knowing 音标拼音: [n'oɪŋ]
a . 博学的,聪颖的,精明的
博学的,聪颖的,精明的
knowing adj 1 :
evidencing the possession of inside information [
synonym :
{
knowing }, {
wise (
p )}, {
wise to (
p )}]
2 :
characterized by conscious design or purpose ; "
intentional damage "; "
a knowing attempt to defraud "; "
a willful waste of time " [
synonym : {
intentional }, {
knowing }]
3 :
alert and fully informed ; "
a knowing collector of rare books "; "
surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on "
[
synonym : {
knowledgeable }, {
knowing }]
4 :
highly educated ;
having extensive information or understanding ; "
knowing instructors "; "
a knowledgeable critic "; "
a knowledgeable audience " [
synonym : {
knowing },
{
knowledgeable }, {
learned }, {
lettered }, {
well -
educated },
{
well -
read }]
n 1 :
a clear and certain mental apprehension Know \
Know \ (
n [=
o ]),
v .
t . [
imp . {
Knew } (
n [=
u ]);
p .
p . {
Known }
(
n [=
o ]
n );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Knowing }.] [
OE .
knowen ,
knawen ,
AS .
cn [
aum ]
wan ;
akin to OHG .
chn [
aum ]
an (
in comp .),
Icel .
kn [
aum ]
to be able ,
Russ .
znate to know ,
L .
gnoscere ,
noscere ,
Gr .
gighw `
skein ,
Skr .
jn [=
a ];
fr .
the root of E .
can ,
v .
i .,
ken . [
root ]
45 .
See {
Ken }, {
Can }
to be able ,
and cf . {
Acquaint }, {
Cognition }, {
Gnome }, {
Ignore }, {
Noble },
{
Note }.]
1 .
To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly ;
to understand ;
to have full information of ;
as ,
to know one '
s duty .
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O ,
that a man might know The end of this day '
s business ere it come ! --
Shak .
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There is a certainty in the proposition ,
and we know it . --
Dryden .
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Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong . --
Longfellow .
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2 .
To be convinced of the truth of ;
to be fully assured of ;
as ,
to know things from information .
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3 .
To be acquainted with ;
to be no stranger to ;
to be more or less familiar with the person ,
character ,
etc .,
of ;
to possess experience of ;
as ,
to know an author ;
to know the rules of an organization .
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He hath made him to be sin for us ,
who knew no sin .
--
2 Cor .
v .
21 .
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Not to know me argues yourselves unknown . --
Milton .
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4 .
To recognize ;
to distinguish ;
to discern the character of ;
as ,
to know a person '
s face or figure .
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Ye shall know them by their fruits . --
Matt .
vil .
16 .
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And their eyes were opened ,
and they knew him .
--
Luke xxiv .
31 .
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To know Faithful friend from flattering foe . --
Shak .
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At nearer view he thought he knew the dead .
--
Flatman .
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5 .
To have sexual intercourse with .
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And Adam knew Eve his wife . --
Gen .
iv .
1 .
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Note :
Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (
with or without to )
or a participle ,
a dependent sentence ,
etc .
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And I knew that thou hearest me always . --
John xi .
42 .
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The monk he instantly knew to be the prior . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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In other hands I have known money do good .
--
Dickens .
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{
To know how },
to understand the manner ,
way ,
or means ;
to have requisite information ,
intelligence ,
or sagacity .
How is sometimes omitted . "
If we fear to die ,
or know not to be patient ." --
Jer .
Taylor .
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Knowing \
Know "
ing \,
a .
1 .
Skilful ;
well informed ;
intelligent ;
as ,
a knowing man ;
a knowing dog .
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The knowing and intelligent part of the world .
--
South .
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2 .
Artful ;
cunning ;
as ,
a knowing rascal . [
Colloq .]
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Knowing \
Know "
ing \,
n .
Knowledge ;
hence ,
experience . "
In my knowing ." --
Shak .
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This sore night Hath trifled former knowings . --
Shak .
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174 Moby Thesaurus words for "
knowing ":
Byzantine ,
Machiavellian ,
Machiavellic ,
acute ,
advised ,
aimed ,
aimed at ,
alive ,
all -
knowing ,
apperceptive ,
appercipient ,
apprehending ,
apprehensive ,
arch ,
artful ,
astute ,
awake ,
aware ,
blase ,
brainy ,
bright ,
brilliant ,
broad -
minded ,
cagey ,
calculated ,
calculating ,
canny ,
clever ,
cognizant ,
comprehending ,
conceptive ,
conceptual ,
conscious ,
considered ,
conspiratorial ,
conspiratory ,
contemplated ,
conversant ,
cosmopolitan ,
cosmopolite ,
crafty ,
cunning ,
cute ,
deceitful ,
deep ,
deep -
laid ,
deliberate ,
deliberated ,
designed ,
designing ,
devious ,
diplomatic ,
discerning ,
discursive ,
disenchanted ,
disillusioned ,
eloquent ,
envisaged ,
envisioned ,
experienced ,
expert ,
expressive ,
feline ,
foxy ,
gnostic ,
guileful ,
hep ,
ideational ,
ingenious ,
insidious ,
insightful ,
intellectual ,
intelligent ,
intended ,
intentional ,
inventive ,
knowledgable ,
knowledgeable ,
learned ,
mature ,
matured ,
meaningful ,
meant ,
meditated ,
mindful ,
mondaine ,
nimble -
witted ,
noetic ,
not born yesterday ,
not so dumb ,
observant ,
of design ,
old ,
omniscient ,
pawky ,
perceptive ,
percipient ,
perspicacious ,
planned ,
politic ,
practiced ,
prehensile ,
private ,
profound ,
projected ,
proposed ,
purposed ,
purposeful ,
purposive ,
qualified ,
quick ,
quick -
witted ,
rational ,
ready ,
reasonable ,
resourceful ,
ripe ,
ripened ,
sagacious ,
sage ,
sane ,
sapient ,
scheming ,
seasoned ,
secret ,
sensible ,
sentient ,
serpentine ,
sharp ,
sharp -
witted ,
shifty ,
shrewd ,
significant ,
slick ,
slippery ,
sly ,
smart ,
smooth ,
snaky ,
sneaky ,
sophic ,
sophistical ,
sophisticate ,
sophisticated ,
stealthy ,
strategic ,
strong -
minded ,
studied ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
supple ,
tactical ,
teleological ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
tried ,
tried and true ,
understanding ,
veteran ,
vigilant ,
voluntary ,
vulpine ,
wary ,
watchful ,
well -
informed ,
willful ,
wily ,
wise ,
wise as Solomon ,
witting ,
world -
wise ,
worldly ,
worldly -
wise
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