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单词 unwitting
释义 un·witting
\“+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + witting, present participle of witten, witen to know — more at wit
1. : not intended : accidental, inadvertent
 < probable that any unwitting mistake may be overlooked or regarded as ignorance on the part of a stranger — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
2.
 a. : being unaware : oblivious
  < carried home washings to the best families and also, her father unwitting, to … the parlor houses on alleys — Mary Ross >
 b. : exhibiting lack of knowledge or awareness : ignorant, unconscious
  < man is born the most helpless and unwitting of animals — R.M.MacIver >
  < the lyrical impulse swollen to epical proportions produces either conscious irony or unwitting absurdity — L.A.Fiedler >
un·wit·ting·ly adverb
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