nescient
英 ['nesɪənt]
美
- adj. 无知的；没有知识的
- n. 不可知论者
英英释意
- 1. holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
- 2. lacking general education or knowledge;
- "an ignorant man"
- "nescient of contemporary literature"
- "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"
- "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
英文词源
- nescient (adj.)
- 1620s, from Latin nescientem (nominative nesciens) "ignorant, unaware," present participle of nescire "not to know, to be ignorant," from ne "not" + scire "to know" (see science).