"ignorant of" 是形容词短语,意为 "对...无知/不了解/不知道",强调主语(通常是人或群体)缺乏某方面的知识、信息或认知。
通常遵循 "主语 + be动词 + ignorant of + 宾语" 的句式,其中:
主语:人、机构或群体(如 "he" "the public" "the company");
宾语:名词、代词、名词性从句(what/how引导)或动名词(不能直接跟动词原形)。
以下是不同场景的用法举例,帮助理解:
The students are ignorant of basic grammar rules.
(学生们不了解基本语法规则。)
She was ignorant of the fact that her phone was dead.
(她不知道自己的手机没电了。)
Don’t be ignorant of your rights as a citizen.
(别忽视你作为公民的权利。)
He’s completely ignorant of what happened last night.
(他完全不知道昨晚发生了什么。)
Many people are ignorant of how to protect the environment.
(很多人不知道如何保护环境。)
She’s ignorant of using this advanced equipment.
(她不会用这种先进设备。)
Don’t be ignorant of asking for help when you need it.
(需要帮助时别不好意思开口。)
The public was kept ignorant of the government’s secret plan.
(公众被蒙在鼓里,不知道政府的秘密计划。)
"ignorant of" 与 "unaware of" 都有"不知道"的意思,但侧重不同:
ignorant of:强调"缺乏知识或认知"(主动的"无知");
例:I’m ignorant of quantum physics.(我对量子物理一窍不通。)
unaware of:强调"没意识到"(被动的"没注意到");
例:I was unaware of the time and missed the bus.(我没注意时间,错过了公交车。)
不能直接跟动词原形,需转换为动名词或"how to + 动词"结构;
❌ 错误:He is ignorant of swim.
✅ 正确:He is ignorant of swimming. / He is ignorant of how to swim.
常用于否定句表示"并非无知":
I’m not ignorant of your feelings—I just don’t agree with you.
(我不是不懂你的感受,只是不同意你的观点。)
总结:"ignorant of" 是表达"对某事物缺乏认知"的常用短语,核心是强调"知识/信息的缺失",搭配灵活,适用于日常、学术或正式场景。