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单词 unbeknown
释义

unbeknown


un·be·known

U0027500 (ŭn′bĭ-nōn′)adj. Occurring or existing without being known; unknown: a crisis unbeknown to us.
[un- + obsolete beknown, known (from Middle English beknowen, past participle of beknowen, to get to know, from Old English becnāwan : be-, be- + cnāwan, to know; see know).]

unbeknown

(ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn) or

unbeknownst

adv (foll by: to) without the knowledge (of a person): unbeknown to him she had left the country. adjrare (usually foll by: to) not known (to)[C17: from the archaic beknown known; see be-, know]

un•be•known

(ˌʌn bɪˈnoʊn)

also un•be•knownst

(-ˈnoʊnst)

adj. unknown; without one's knowledge (usu. fol. by to). [1630–40; un-1 + beknown (late Middle English beknowe, past participle of beknowen); see be-, known]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.unbeknown - (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge ofunbeknown - (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family"unbeknownstunknown - not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"
Adv.1.unbeknown - without someone's knowledgeunbeknown - without someone's knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"unbeknownst
Translations
insuinsu deall'insaputa
IdiomsSeeunbeknown to (one)

unbeknown


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Synonyms for unbeknown

adj (usually used with 'to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of

Synonyms

  • unbeknownst

Related Words

  • unknown

adv without someone's knowledge

Synonyms

  • unbeknownst
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