1 [U] [sing] knowledge (of/about sth) information, understanding and skills that you have gained through learning or experience 知识 [sing]
I have a working knowledge of French (= enough to be able to make myself understood).我的法语达到了可沟通的地步。
2 [U] the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation 知晓;了解;熟悉:
To my knowledge (= from the information I have, although I may not know everything) they are still living there.据我所知,他们依然住在那儿。She did it without my knowledge (= I did not know about it).这件事她是背着我干的。
be common/public knowledge to be sth that everyone knows 成为人尽皆知的事
knowledge/ˋnɑlIdʒ; ˈnɒlIdʒ/n [U] 1 the information, skills, and understanding that you have got through learning or experience 知识﹔学问﹔认识: You don’t need to have any special knowledge to do this job. 做这工作不需要有专门知识。+of His knowledge of American history is impressive. 他在美国历史方面的学问令人钦佩。+about our knowledge about the functioning of the brain 我们对于大脑功能的认识a general knowledge quiz 常识问答比赛2 when you know about a particular situation or event, or the information you have about it 了解﹔消息: Evans denied all knowledge of the robbery. 埃文斯说他对这次抢劫一无所知。to (the best of) sb's knowledge (used to say that someone may not know all the facts) 据某人所知 To the best of my knowledge the new project will be starting in June. 据我所知﹐新项目将于六月启动。without sb's knowledge The contract had been signed without his knowledge. 这份合同是背着他签的。common knowledge at 见 COMMON1
knowledgeknowledgeknowledgesnoun (no plural)what you know and understand about something: He has a good knowledge of European history. He did it without my knowledge (= I did not know).