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known

UK /nəʊn/US /noʊn/

词源

源自中古英语 'knowen',古英语 'cnāwan',意为'知道'或'认识'。

adjective

❶ 指被广泛认识或了解的事物或人,强调其知名度或已被确认的事实。

“He is a known expert in this field.”

(他是这个领域公认的专家。)

“This is a known problem with the software.”

(这是该软件的一个已知问题。)

同义词:recognized, familiar, noted

verb

❶ know 的过去分词形式,表示已经知道或了解某事。

“I have known him for years.”

(我认识他已经很多年了。)

“She has known about the issue since last week.”

(她从上星期起就知道这个问题了。)

同义词:recognized, understood, aware

常见短语

well-known — 形容人或事物非常有名,被广泛认识或了解。

“He is a well-known author in the country.”

(他是该国著名的作家。)

known as — 用来指某人或某物以某个名字或称号被知晓。

“She is known as the queen of pop.”

(她被称为流行音乐女王。)