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

• 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。
• Ken: Well, that's why you married me!
  肯：当然，这就是为什么你会嫁给我！
• I'll tell Ken where you are.
  我将告诉肯恩你在哪里。
• My friend Ken is a man of ambition.
  我的朋友肯是一个野心勃勃的人。
• Ken's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'
  肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”
• Ken and I liked it, too.
  肯和我也都喜欢。
• I want you to go to Ken and tell him I took that needle.
  我想要你找肯恩而且告诉他我带了那一根针。
• Ben and Ken often study together.
  本和肯经常一起读书。
• Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott
  肯把那些书递给帕罗特警官。
• KEN: I'm glad you took him out!
  我很高兴你做掉了他！