unwittingly

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un·wit·ting·ly /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ adverbadv

NOT KNOWin a way that shows you do not know or realize something 不知情地，无意识地 SYN unknowingly

Friedmann had unwittingly broken the law.

弗里德曼无意中触犯了法律。

—unwitting adjectiveadj [only before noun]

an unwitting accomplice

不知情的同谋

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unwittingly• In plain terms this means that one may be unwittingly a member of an elite group, on Wright Mills's argument.• Moreover Elian has unwittingly achieved something that even Lewinsky never managed.• My father has, unwittingly, captured us as we really are.• Schools unwittingly erect a language barrier which must exclude great numbers of parents.• I may have unwittingly provided them with a reason why my application should be filed in the trash can.• Laura unwittingly threw away the winning lottery ticket.• After six years of marriage, however, Adrienne finds she has been strolling unwittingly through a psychological jungle.

Origin unwittingly

(1300-1400) wit “to know” ((11-20 centuries)), from Old English witan

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