Tra từ knowledge - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

know·ledge [knowledge knowledges] BrE [ˈnɒlɪdʒ] NAmE [ˈnɑːlɪdʒ] noun
1. uncountable, singular the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience
•practical/medical/scientific knowledge
•~ of/about sth He has a wide knowledge of painting and music.
• There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system.
2. uncountable the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation
• She sent the letter without my knowledge.
• The film was made with the Prince's full knowledge and approval.
•She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited.
•I went to sleep secure in the knowledge that I was not alone in the house.
•They could relax safe in the knowledge that they had the funding for the project.
•He denied all knowledge of the affair.
3. ~ economy/industry/worker working with information rather than producing goods
•the emergence of consultancy as a knowledge industry
•the shift toward a knowledge economy
more at to the best of your belief/knowledge at ↑best _n.
Idioms: ↑come to somebody's knowledge ▪ ↑common knowledge ▪ ↑your knowledge

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun): from an Old English compound based on cnāwan (see ↑know).

Thesaurus:
knowledge noun
1. U, sing.
•He has no specialist knowledge of the subject.
understanding • • experience • • learning • • scholarship • • wisdom • • enlightenment • • lore •
Opp: ignorance
knowledge/learning/wisdom/enlightenment about sth
practical knowledge/understanding/experience/wisdom
acquire knowledge/understanding/experience/learning/wisdom
2. U
•She sent the letter without my knowledge.
awareness • • consciousness • • realization • |formal technical perception •
Opp: ignorance
the knowledge/an awareness/a consciousness/the realization/a perception of sth
the knowledge/an awareness/a consciousness/the realization/a perception that…
develop/increase sb's knowledge/awareness/perception