| 单词 | to know of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto know of —— to know of —— 1. intransitive. To have or obtain information about (†or experience of).In later use only with specific information (such as the location of a particular person or thing) as object. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > have knowledge of [verb (intransitive)] canOE to know of ——c1350 savoura1382 understanda1400 kenc1400 weeta1547 to keep up to1712 to know about ——1761 to be (or get) wise to1896 to wise up1905 to have heard of1907 to be (or get) jerry (on, on to, to)1908 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > be or become conversant [verb (intransitive)] > know how to understanda1300 wit1340 to know of ——c1350 kenc1400 skilla1586 OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iii. xv. 205 Gregorius cwæð: þis ic eac ne forswigie, þæt þæt ic gecneow of þam ylcan lande þurh þa sægene þæs arwyrðan weres & mæssepreostes, þam wæs nama Sanctulus.] c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) cxviii. 152 (MED) Ich knew fram þe bigynnyng of [L. cognovi de] þi wittnesses. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 245 (MED) Of my kin know i no more. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2643 If euere thou knewe of loue distresse Thou shalt mowe lerne in that sijknesse. c1475 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Taylor) in J. Robson Three Early Eng. Metrical Romances (1842) 10 Certis, or thay hethun fare, Thay knaue [c1440 Thornton wiete] of mekil care. 1522 A. Radcliffe Let. in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 232 Syr yff it be youre pleswre Ȝe may sende in to the cuntre And then Ȝe may knawe of the custum & the trawthe in all thyngys. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 354 Þe pepull..Haden..wilfulde desyre To knowe of þere comyng and the cause wete. 1568 Bible (Bishops') Ephes. vi. 22 Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that ye myght knowe of our affaires. 1836 Awful Exposure Plot against Clergy & Nuns Lower Canada vii. 93 It appears that he knew of her whereabouts for several days subsequently to the 11th of October, 1834. 1953 M. Wykes-Joyce Triad of Genius iii. xiv. 195 [They] stray into the Pa Pao Shan Golf Club, where it is suggested that perhaps one of the members may know of its location. 1982 Pacific Reporter 635 1131/2 There is no need for a jury to know of defendant's resources while it is determining the amount of compensatory damages. 2008 Grimsby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 6 Sept. 19 If you know of Terry's whereabouts, please contact Tom. 2. intransitive. a. To be aware or cognizant of (a person or thing as existing, an event as having occurred, etc.).Sometimes contrasted with know, as implying little or no knowledge of anything beyond the existence of the person or thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > know, be aware of [verb (intransitive)] wit971 knowlOE to be aware (of, that)a1250 wota1300 be (well) warec1325 to know of ——c1390 not to seek1569 to know for ——1576 to know on ——1608 to have cognizance of1635 reck1764 to be (or get) wise to1896 c1390 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 153 Ȝif he kneuh of his mischeue. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 974 Therto we be swore, That non bot only thou and we Schal knowen of this privete. 1442 in J. Raine Corr., Inventories, Acct. Rolls, & Law Proc. Priory of Coldingham (1841) 138 (MED) Whilk promysse I never made, ne never knewe of na swilke promysse makyng. c1500 Melusine (1895) xix. 106 These tydings were ferfourth brought in the land, that Vryan knew of it. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. v. sig. P2v One whiche knewe of the conspiracie agayne hym, & by al lykelyhode did participate therein. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie To Rdr. sig. *.5 Knowing then of no other Dictionarie to helpe vs, but Sir Thomas Eliots Librarie. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. iv. 15 Sir Iohn must not know of it. View more context for this quotation 1680 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Prodvcibleness Chym. Princ. 192 in Scypticall Chym. (new ed.) There is but one minerall body in the world, that we know of, at all heavier than common Quicksilver. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Balm of Gilead,..Opobalsamum, the finest Balsom we know of. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. v. 66 I know of no custom more beastly than that of using water-glasses. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 40 He knew of no case where an agreement, though all written with the party's own hand, had been held sufficient, unless it had been likewise signed by him. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. i. 1 All the English world knows, or knows of, that branch of the Civil Service which is popularly called the Weights and Measures. 1873 F. Usher Three Oxonians III. iii. 61 No, I don't know him. I know of him, though. 1882 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 64 We know of at least seven ovariotomies performed by women. 1916 H. G. Wells Mr. Britling sees it Through i. i. 27 He wished he knew of somebody who could send a recall telegram from London. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top (1960) 140 I've known of married officials who've been told either to stop committing adultery or give in their notice. 1985 P. Abrahams View from Coyaba iii. i. 131 We did not know of the freeing of the slaves. 2007 Independent 19 Mar. (Extra section) 7/3 Nearly all LAM [= lymphangioleoimyomatosis] patients decline. I know of women dying in their sleep. b. colloquial. that one knows of: to the best of one's knowledge, as far as one is aware. Chiefly in negative contexts, esp. in not that I know of: not so far as I know, not to my knowledge (also (nonstandard) not as I know of). Cf. not that I know at Phrases 10. †not that you know of: used to express defiance of the person addressed, in reference to something he or she is about to do (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > aware of [preposition] that one knows of1610 on to1877 1610 E. Bunny Of Diuorce for Adulterie 126 It cannot be denied (neither is it, that I know of, by any) but that [etc.]. 1654 R. Baxter Apol. against T. Blake & G. Kendall 99 Doth Scripture use to divide Saints, as the Genus into two Species? Not that I know of. 1689 Proc. & Tryal Archbishop of Canterbury & Right Rev. Fathers 55 Do you know My Lord Bishop of St. Asaph's handwriting? Not as I know of. 1696 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: 3rd Pt. i. 5 There's three Proverbs for her however; 'tis all the Portion she's like to have, that I know of. 1712 S. Centlivre Perplex'd Lovers iv. 40 He is not yet arriv'd, that I know of. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxiii. 310 As Mr. B. offer'd to take his Hand, he put 'em both behind him—Not that you know of, Sir! 1753 S. Foote Englishman in Paris ii. 38 May I flatter myself that your Ladyship will do me the Honour of venturing upon the Fatigue of another Minuet this Morning with me?.. Buck. Not that you know of, Monsieur. 1839 Dublin Rev. Jan. 92 ‘Have they taken pains to ascertain why the number of free scholars is so small?’ ‘Not that I know of.’ 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch (1873) v. xliii. 150 Dorothea..had never, that she knew of, seen Rosamond. 1885 Atlantic Monthly June 817/2 ‘And I suppose you are clever, ain't you, mamma?’ She was moved to a laugh... ‘Not that I know of, Geoff.’ 1921 B. Tarkington Alice Adams iv. 53 ‘Well, doesn't he hurt us?’ ‘Never that I know of, mama.’ 1952 Times 12 Nov. 6/3 When asked if this meant the withdrawal of some American troops into reserve he replied: ‘Not that I know of.’ 1990 G. Haslam That Constant Coyote 159 ‘She got aints in her paints?’ ‘Not as I know of.’ 2004 J. G. Dunne Nothing Lost i. i. 27 He didn't work out that I knew of, no jogging, no aerobics. < as lemmas |
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