| 单词 | unwittingly |
| 释义 | unwittingly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishunwittinglyun‧wit‧ting‧ly /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ adverbNOT KNOWin a way that shows you do not know or realize something SYN unknowinglyFriedmann had unwittingly broken the law. —unwitting adjective [only before noun]an unwitting accompliceExamples from the Corpusunwittingly• In plain terms this means that one may be unwittingly a member of an elite group, on Wright Mills's argument.• My father has, unwittingly, captured us as we really are.• Schools unwittingly erect a language barrier which must exclude great numbers of parents.• I may have unwittingly provided them with a reason why my application should be filed in the trash can.• Laura unwittingly threw away the winning lottery ticket.• After six years of marriage, however, Adrienne finds she has been strolling unwittingly through a psychological jungle.Origin unwittingly (1300-1400) wit “to know” ((11-20 centuries)), from Old English witan |
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