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Ken Hear English Make Kenning N.视野范围;知识范围 考 Earshot

单词 ken
音标 [ken]
解释 n.视野范围;知识范围
红宝书 【考】 earshot : hear / ken : see(听力所及范围能听到 /目力所及范围能看到)
【例】 Abstract words are beyond the ken of young children.
字源 ken (v.)
"to know," Scottish dialect, from Old English cennan "make known, declare, acknowledge" (in late Old English also "to know"), originally "make to know," causative of cunnan "to become acquainted with, to know" (see can (v.)). Cognate with German kennen, Danish kjende, Swedish känna. Related: Kenned; kenning.
ken (n.2)
"house where thieves meet," 1560s, vagabonds' slang, probably a shortening of kennel.
ken (n.1)
"range of sight," 1580s, a nautical abbreviation of kenning.
不择手段背单词 n. 视野; 知识范围
【记】读: 看
【类】earshot: hear = ken: see听力所及范围能听到 = 目力所及范围能看到
趣味全助记 【记】音:看 →眼界,认识

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