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Unwitting German `ʌn'witiŋ A.无心的,不经意的 英 Adj.无心的,不经意 的 Intended

单词 unwitting
音标 [`ʌn'witiŋ]
解释 a.无心的,不经意的
红宝书 【英】 adj.无心的,不经意 的 (not intended; inadvertent; unaware)
【记】 un(不)+witting(知道 的,有意的)
【例】 His insult,though unwitting, pained her.
字源 unwitting (adj.)
late 14c., altered from or re-formed to replace unwitand, from Old English unwitende "ignorant," from un- (1) "not" + witting (adj.); see -ing (2). Similar formation in Old High German unwizzanti, German unwissend, Old Norse uvitandi, Gothic unwitands. Rare after c.1600; revived c.1800. Related: Unwittingly.
不择手段背单词 adj. 无心的; 不是故意的
【记】un不, witting(adj 有意的): 不是有意的
【反】conscious(adj 有意识的)
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