unknowingly

/ənˈnoʊɪŋɫi/ adv

Without awareness, without intent.

Word Origin Built from Old English un- 'not' and cnawan 'to know' — literally 'in a not-knowing way.' The same root cnawan gives us knowledge, acknowledge (admit to knowing), and unknown. The PIE root *ǵneh₃- 'to know' also appears in diagnosis (knowing through) and gnostic, so unknowingly is the opposite of all that deep knowing.

adv Without awareness, without intent.

She unknowingly offended her host by refusing the traditional dish.

(副词) 不知不觉地;无意中;不经意地

她在不知情的情况下因拒绝传统菜肴而冒犯了主人。

(adverbio) Sin darse cuenta; sin intención.

Sin saberlo, ofendió a su anfitrión al rechazar el plato tradicional.

(adverbe) involontairement; sans le savoir; à son insu; par mégarde; sans s'en rendre compte [Sans en avoir conscience, sans le vouloir.]

Elle a offensé son hôte sans le vouloir en refusant le plat traditionnel.

(Adverb) unwissentlich; unabsichtlich; ohne es zu wissen; ohne Absicht [Ohne es zu wissen oder zu beabsichtigen; in Unkenntnis der Sachlage.]

Sie hat ihren Gastgeber **unknowingly** beleidigt, indem sie das traditionelle Gericht ablehnte.

(副詞) 気づかずに。知らないうちに。無意識に。

彼女は伝統的な料理を断ることで、知らないうちにホストを怒らせてしまった。

(advérbio) inconscientemente; sem perceber; involuntariamente; sem querer; sem saber [Sem consciência, sem intenção.]

Ela sem querer ofendeu sua anfitriã ao recusar o prato tradicional.

Word parts: un + know + ing + ly

Common collocations

have verb of prep be verb to prep in prep

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