| 单词 | ken |
| 释义 | ken (once / 436 pages) n The noun ken means "range of vision or comprehension." If quantum mechanics is beyond your ken, you don't understand it, or it is beyond your scope of knowledge. Ken is rarely used today outside of the phrase, "beyond one's ken." It goes all the way back, however, to Proto Indo-European, the reconstructed ancestor of most European, Near Eastern, and South Asian languages. Coming from the root *gno- "to know," ken has many relatives in modern English such as incognito, cunning, and know itself. WORD FAMILYken: kenned, kens USAGE EXAMPLESSwansea Mayor Ken Mueller says his family raised chickens when he was a child. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Which led Ken Charney to ask me if the Columbia Heights eatery, awarded 3½ stars in my fall dining guide, is suitable for a vegetarian. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Aides to Republican Texas attorney general Ken Paxton did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n range of what one can know or understand beyond my ken Syn|Hyper cognizance knowing a clear and certain mental apprehension 2n the range of vision Syn|Hyper sight compass, grasp, range, reach the limit of capability |
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