ken

英 [ken]

美 [ken]

n.  视野; 知识范围; 理解范围
v.  知道; 懂得

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习惯用语

n.

beyond your ken
• 为某人所不理解；在某人的知识范围之外
  if sth is beyond your ken , you do not know enough about it to be able to understand it

牛津词典

noun

noun

verb

• 知道；懂得
  to know

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 为…所不理解；在…的知识范围之外
  If something isbeyondyourken, you do not have enough knowledge to be able to understand it.
  1. The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average layman.
     该主题专业性太强，一般的外行人很难理解。

英英释义

noun

• the range of vision
  1. out of sight of land
  Synonym:sight
• range of what one can know or understand
  1. beyond my ken
  Synonym:cognizance

双语例句

• Ken: You do the talking! Andy, I am too nervous.
  你和她说吧，我太紧张了。
• Tom, Jim and Ken are good friends.
  汤姆、吉姆和肯是好朋友。
• Ken and I liked it, too.
  肯和我也都喜欢。
• Ken began to lament the death of his only son
  肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
• But Ken and I are very happy.
  但我和肯很兴奋。
• I can't repair a car engine; it's quite beyond my ken.
  我不会修理汽车引擎，这超出了我的知识范围。
• Ken: Well, that's why you married me!
  肯：当然，这就是为什么你会嫁给我！
• 'Go and have a word with her, Ken,' Webb instructed
  “肯，去和她谈谈吧，”韦布吩咐道。
• Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.
  当尼尔从后面走过来时，肯正在付账。
• Ken and Jane were there, too.
  肯和简也去了。