early 12c., cnawlece "acknowledgment of a superior, honor, worship;" for first element see know (v.). Second element obscure, perhaps from Scandinavian and cognate with the -lock "action, process," found in wedlock. Meaning "capacity for knowing, understanding; familiarity; fact of knowing" is late 14c. Sense of "an organized body of facts or teachings" is from c. 1400, as is that of "sexual intercourse." Also a verb in Middle English, knoulechen "acknowledge" (c. 1200), later "find out about; recognize," and "to have sexual intercourse with" (c. 1300).
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1. Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
父亲对音乐只懂一点皮毛。
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2. He did not get a chance to deepen his knowledge of Poland.
他没有机会更深入地了解波兰。
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3. To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
对于这个小男孩儿来说，他的父亲就是所有知识的源泉。
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4. George dazzled her with his knowledge of the world.
乔治的洞察世情令她叹服。
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5. She was a woman with extraordinary vibrancy and extraordinary knowledge.