| 单词 | ignorant |
| 释义 | ignorant (once / 90 pages) adj If you make an ignorant comment, your listeners might laugh at you, might get mad at you, or they might patiently instruct you in the ways that you are uninformed. People can be generally ignorant, meaning that they are uneducated and lacking in sophistication. Or people can be ignorant of specific types of information. In fact, we all are. For example, most of us are ignorant of the particulars of nuclear physics and ignorant about what it takes to be an astronaut. Sometimes people are also labeled ignorant if they are rude, inconsiderate, or narrow-minded. WORD FAMILYignorant: ignorance, ignoranter, ignorantest, ignorantly, ignorantness+/ignorance: ignorances USAGE EXAMPLESWhen your friend says something ignorant and/or uncivilized, just say something on the spot. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The ignorant buffoon Donald Trump is their direct and stark opposite. Salon(Dec 29, 2016) The characters deal with ignorant comments on a regular basis, but those moments are usually batted away, not landed on. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication an ignorant man Syn nescient, unlearned, unlettered uneducated not having a good education 2adj unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge he was completely ignorant of the circumstances Syn unknowing, unknowledgeable, unwitting uninformed not informed; lacking in knowledge or information 3adj uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field she is ignorant of quantum mechanics Syn illiterate uneducated not having a good education |
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