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ignorance

🇬🇧 UK/'ignәrәns/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

The state of lacking knowledge, education, or awareness about something.

无知,愚昧,不了解

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ignto regard with contempt, to treat as unworthy
+
orother
+
ancestate, quality
=ignorance

Common Collocations

  • 1.willful ignorance故意无知
  • 2.blissful ignorance幸福的无知
  • 3.ignorance of不知道

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Their ignorance of the law was no excuse for breaking it, according to the court ruling.

  • 2.

    The ignorance displayed by some leaders regarding climate science is deeply troubling.

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