| 单词 | to know whereof one speaks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto know whereof one speaks (or writes, etc.) b. to know whereof one speaks (or writes, etc.): to know what one is talking about, to speak from experience. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > experience > be experienced [phrase] to know the ginc1530 to know what something is1535 to find (know, etc.) the length (also measure) of a person's foot1580 to know one's way around1814 to be more than seven1896 to know whereof one speaks (or writes, etc.)1922 1922 H. Van Loon Story of Mankind xliii. 256 He [sc. Erasmus] had travelled a great deal and knew whereof he wrote. 1967 R. Stein Great Cars 165/1 Ettore Bugatti knew whereof he spoke when he advised people griping about hard starting to keep their cars in heated garages. 1975 Publishers Weekly 24 Mar. 42/2 Fischer has been a lifelong reporter on public affairs and was on LBJ's Commission on Rural Poverty, so he knows whereof he writes. < as lemmas |
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