[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无知的;愚昧的;(对…)不知情的 If you describe someone as ignorant, you mean that they do not know things they should know. If someone is ignorant of a fact, they do not know it.
[oft ADJ of/about n]
People don't like to ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant...
人们不喜欢问问题,害怕自己会显得很无知。
Many people are worryingly ignorant of the facts about global warming.
许多人竟然不知道地球变暖的事实,实在令人担忧。
...ignorant peasants.
愚昧无知的农民
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无礼的,粗鲁的(一些人认为用该词表达此义欠妥) People are sometimes described as ignorant when they do something that is not polite or kind. Some people think that it is not correct to use ignorant with this meaning.
I met some very ignorant people who called me all kinds of names.
我碰到了一些非常粗鲁的家伙,他们用各种脏话骂我。
Oxford
ig·nor·antAWL/ˈɪɡnərənt; NAmEˈɪɡnərənt/adjective1lacking knowledge or information about sth; not educated (对某事物)不了解的;无知的;愚昧的;无学识的◆an ignorant person/question无知的人╱提问◆Never make your students feel ignorant.千万别让你的学生感到无知。ignorantabout sth ◆He's ignorant about modern technology.他对现代科技一无所知。ignorantof sth ◆At that time I was ignorant of events going on elsewhere.那时我并不了解其他地方发生的事情。2( informal) with very bad manners 很无礼的;十分不懂规矩的SYN
1not knowing facts or information that you ought to know: an ignorant and uneducated manignorant of Political historians are often rather ignorant of economics.ignorant about Many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of too much sun (=happy because they do not know about the dangers).2caused by a lack of knowledge and understanding: an ignorant remark ignorant opinions3British English spoken rude or impolite: ignorant behaviour—ignorantly adverb
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