knowledge

/'nɔlidʤ/

Thân thiện

A student gains knowledge by reading a thick book in the library.

Definition

Noun: 1. Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. This is the most common meaning, referring to what a person knows. 2. Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. This meaning focuses on personal acquaintance or recognition. 3. (Philosophy) Justified true belief; the state of knowing. This is a more formal, epistemological definition.

Examples

• General Understanding:
• Acquired Skill/Information:
• Awareness/Familiarity:
• Philosophical Context:

Advanced Usage

• "To (the best of) my knowledge": Used to say that you think something is true based on what you know, but you are not completely certain.
  • To the best of my knowledge, the meeting is still scheduled for Tuesday.
• "Common/public knowledge": Something that is known by many or most people.
  • It's common knowledge that he plans to retire next year.
• "Carnal knowledge" (Legal/Formal): Sexual intercourse.
• "Tree of Knowledge" (Biblical/Idiomatic): Refers to the tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit gave knowledge of good and evil.

Variants and Related Words

• Know (v): To have information or understanding about something.
• Knowledgeable (adj): Intelligent and well-informed.
  • She is very knowledgeable about art.
• Knowledgeably (adv): In an informed manner.
• Knowledge base (n): A centralized repository for information, often used in business or computing.
• General knowledge (n): Knowledge about a wide range of subjects.
• Foreknowledge (n): Awareness of something before it happens.

Synonyms

• Understanding: Grasp of a subject's nature or meaning.
• Expertise: Specialized skill or knowledge in a particular field.
• Wisdom: The ability to use knowledge and experience to make good decisions.
• Awareness: Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
• Familiarity: Close acquaintance with or knowledge of something.

Antonyms

• Ignorance: Lack of knowledge or information.
• Incomprehension: Failure to understand something.
• Unfamiliarity: Lack of knowledge about or experience with something.

Idioms and Phrases

• A little knowledge is a dangerous thing: Knowing a little about something can make you overconfident and lead to mistakes.
• Knowledge is power: The more you know, the more you are able to control situations.
• In the know: Having special or inside information.
  • People in the know say the company will be sold soon.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cognition
• noesis