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's jaw jutted with determination.
  肯坚定地扬起下颌。
• Ken began to lament the death of his only son
  肯开始对独子的死悲痛不已。
• Tom, Jim and Ken are good friends.
  汤姆、吉姆和肯是好朋友。
• Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa
  肯答应陪我一起去非洲。
• Ken: Hello, My name's Ken. What's your name?
  肯：你好，我的名字叫肯，你叫什么名字？
• I can jump with my friend Ken.
  我可以和我的朋友肯一起跳。
• 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。
• Aunt June played the accordion while my uncle Ken danced with his sister, my mother.
  肯舅舅和他的姐姐，也就是我的妈妈跳舞的时候，琼恩姑妈演奏了手风琴。
• I'll tell Ken where you are.
  我将告诉肯恩你在哪里。
• Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott
  肯把那些书递给帕罗特警官。