单词 | informed |
释义 | informed (once / 126 pages) adj When you're informed, you have all the information or knowledge that you need. An informed group of voters has been educated in detail about all the issues and candidates. Informed students are more engaged and excited about their classes, and of course they do better on tests. An informed decision is one that you make after learning about your options and giving the matter careful thought. Informed is from the verb inform, "give someone facts or information," from the Latin informare, which literally means "to form," and is figuratively used to mean "to educate." WORD FAMILYinformed: informedly, uninformed+/inform: informant, information, informative, informatory, informed, informer, informing, informs, misinform/informant: informants/information: disinformation, informational, informations/informative: informatively, uninformative/informer: informers/misinform: misinformation, misinformed, misinforming, misinforms/misinformation: misinformations/uninformative: uninformatively USAGE EXAMPLESIf Mr. Robinson is to render an opinion, it should be informed by history. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Turkish immigration authorities informed the Brunsons that they would be detained pending deportation from the country. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Several coaches and players told The Associated Press over the last week that Kubiak hasn’t informed them of any retirement plans. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj having much knowledge or education an informed public informed opinion the informed customer Syn|Ant educated possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) enlightenedhaving knowledge and spiritual insight abreast, au courant, au fait, up onbeing up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge advisedhaving received information conversant, familiar(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly educated, enlightenedcharacterized by full comprehension of the problem involved hep, hip, hip toinformed about the latest trends knowing, wise, wise toevidencing the possession of inside information knowing, knowledgeablealert and fully informed privy(followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known well-readwell informed or deeply versed through reading sophisticatedhaving or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire uninformed not informed; lacking in knowledge or information uneducatednot having a good education unenlightenednot enlightened; ignorant cluelesstotally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring ignorant, unknowing, unknowledgeable, unwittingunaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge innocent, unacquaintednot knowledgeable about something specified newslessnot having or receiving news or information unadvisedhaving received no information naive, unenlightened, uninstructedlacking information or instruction unreadnot informed through reading naif, naivemarked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience |
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