单词 | knowingly |
释义 | knowinglyadv.ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > recognition > [adverb] knowinglya1382 cognizably1817 recognizably1831 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. xiii. 5 Of the mykilnesse of fairnesse, and of creature, knowendeli [L. cognoscibiliter] shal moun the creatour of these ben seen. 2. With knowledge or awareness (of what one is doing, of a fact, etc.); consciously, intentionally. Cf. knowing adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [adverb] wittinglya1340 witting1377 knowingly1435 wottingly1530 cognoscitively1647 self-consciously1685 cognitively1880 the mind > will > intention > [adverb] willesOE with one's willc1175 willes and waldesc1225 adviselya1325 wittinglya1340 wilfullyc1374 witting1377 a-purposea1382 of purpose (also (out) of (a) (set) purpose)a1382 wilfulc1381 willingly1402 of intention1430 knowingly1435 advisedlyc1449 deliberately1471 purpensely1472 purposely1495 prepensedly1496 purpensedly1496 purposedlya1540 proposely?1550 studiously1567 on (also upon) purpose1569 on set purpose1569 of industry1575 affectedly1582 premeditatelya1595 deliberatively1598 consultively1599 intentionallya1673 affectionally1603 by (also out of, on, upon) design1603 intentionately1609 industriouslya1616 perpensedly1624 intendedlya1641 unspontaneously1640 industrously1643 consultedly1645 consideringly1647 designedly1652 premeditatedly1653 wittily1653 intendingly1678 premeditatinglya1679 self-consciously1685 propensely1694 thinkingly1705 accidentally on purpose1711 affectionatelya1716 prepensely?1725 systematically1744 advertently1745 systemically1761 reflectively1775 purposefullya1854 meaningly1867 aimfully1870 purposively1878 designingly1879 proposedly1887 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 175 (MED) Huanne me zeneȝeþ wytindeliche, me zeneȝeþ more ynoȝ þanne onknawyndliche.] R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 103 (MED) He truly þat knawyngly & wilfully [L. scienter et sponte] fallis in-to þe lest [sin], vnauisyd to gretter oft-tymes sal fall. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. aviv Wylfully & knowyngly..to chose..ye thyng yt is of lesse goodnesse. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 873 He that knowingly obeyeth his Prince against God, doth not a dutie to the Prince, but is a deceiuer of his Prince. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iii. 46 Did you but know the Citties Vsuries, And felt them knowingly . View more context for this quotation 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 148 Men, that can thus knowingly and consideringly rush themselves upon such unspeakable mischiefs. a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1710) II. 362 Then perform these duties,..knowingly. 1757 Act 30 Geo. II c. 24 §1 All persons who knowingly and designedly, by false pretence or pretences, shall obtain..money, goods, wares or merchandizes, with intent to..defraud any person..of the same. 1837 Colored Amer. 28 Oct. 3/1 Nor will they permit the admission of a student into their Theological Seminaries, who, knowingly, has one drop of African blood in his veins. 1875 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. viii. 213 It is not likely that any such feeling was knowingly present to the mind of any man. 1911 W. Fite Individualism i. 11 For me as a present conscious agent, not merely acting but acting knowingly, it is inconceivable that what I deliberately choose to do should be the blind outcome of mechanical forces. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 864/2 If a tumour is knowingly incompletely or partially removed, then a recurrence of tumour need not be hypothesized. 2006 Dogs Monthly July 55/3 They [sc. dogs] had become afraid and bitten someone (who may have been tormenting them either knowingly or out of ignorance). 3. Knowledgeably, wisely; in a learned or well-informed way. Cf. knowing adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adverb] craftilyeOE craftlyOE smeighlyc1200 slylyc1275 quaintlyc1300 wittily1362 cunninglyc1385 subtilelyc1405 knowinglyc1450 industriouslyc1487 ingeniously1548 cleanly1583 intelligently1601 dexterously1605 conceitedly1606 cleverly1654 gnostically1823 comprehendingly1866 brainily1905 c1450 ( J. Lydgate Select. Minor Poems (1840) 4 And aftyr that he knouuyngly [?1435 Julius konnyngly] abbarayed, And to the Kyng evyn thus he sayd. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 3 Ye shulde se by the vnderstondyng therof [sc. youre legende], how worthy and holy praysynge of oure gloryous Lady is contente therin, & the more deuoutely and knowyngly synge yt & rede yt and say yt to her worshyp. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God x. xxxii. 406 They can vse their powers of nature farre more knowingly then we, in procuring health or sicknesse. 1648 T. Hill Truth & Love Ep. Ded. sig. A3 Even they who are most moderate in their Opinions about externals and curcumstantials (I speak knowingly, for my self and many of my moderate Brethren) when it comes to Subsatials of Faith and Worship, will answer as B. Andrews did. 1703 H. Layton Arguments & Replies 2 I think Men cannot speak Knowingly or Wisely concerning the Being, Productions, or Powers of God. 1707 ‘Person of Quality’ Ess. Serious & Comical 108 Olivia talks very knowingly about Fashions. 1808 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 6 253/1 By aid of the two [maps], boys and girls..may be taught to chatter very knowingly on the successive dynasties of a kingdom. 1869 New Eclectic Mag. Oct. 512 He..talks horse most knowingly. 1918 Times 2 Mar. 9 She can talk knowingly about his Schumann as compared with his Chopin. 1952 G. Hughes Academe 25 His friend ordered the correct wines and expounded knowingly on their virtues. 2007 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 13 Apr. 38 Lethem, who lived in Los Angeles for a while years ago, writes knowingly about the artistic fringes in the City of Angels. 4. In such a manner as to indicate that one knows something; in a shrewd, cunning, or worldly-wise manner. Formerly also: †fashionably, stylishly (obsolete). Cf. knowing adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] > astutely yeplya900 smeighlyc1200 finely1538 shrewdly1600 astuciously18.. knowingly1805 astutely1826 1805 Belville-house I. xiv. 254 ‘And the grey mare, you know, Miss,’ winking to me very knowingly. 1827 W. Scott Two Drovers in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. xiv. 312 A well-looked smart little man upon a pony, most knowingly hogged and cropped, as was then the fashion. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner vi. 87 His eyes twinkled knowingly. 1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xvii. 190 Miette was rarely disliked; women would laugh knowingly at her and pass on; men—of a certain type—found her most attractive, at times. 1984 J. S. J. Manuso in M. P. O'Donnell & T. H. Ainsworth Health Promotion in Workplace ix. 430 Many people immediately show a knowingly cynical smile when the term crisis management is used. 2001 Guardian 14 Apr. (Saturday section) 9/5 The story is handled very knowingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.a1382 |
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