knowledge

Wissen, Kenntnisse

Informationen und Fähigkeiten, die Menschen durch Lernen oder Erfahrung erworben haben.

In einfachem Englisch: Information and skills that people have learned through study or experience.

• Books help us gain knowledge.
• She shared her knowledge with the class.
• The project brings together scientific knowledge from many countries.

Synonyme: learning, information

Gegenteile: ignorance

Häufige Wendungen: general knowledge, share knowledge, gain knowledge

Kenntnis, Vertrautheit

Das Verstehen eines bestimmten Themas, Ortes oder einer Situation durch Lernen oder eigene Erfahrung.

In einfachem Englisch: Understanding of a particular subject, place, or situation because you have learned or experienced it.

• He has a good knowledge of French.
• Local knowledge helped us avoid the busy roads.
• How much knowledge of computers does the job require?

So benutzt man es: knowledge of something (Her knowledge of the area helped us find the house.)

Synonyme: familiarity, understanding

Gegenteile: ignorance

Häufige Wendungen: knowledge of something, local knowledge, working knowledge

Erkenntnis, Wissen

Der Zustand, Tatsachen zu verstehen oder zu erkennen, was wahr ist.

In einfachem Englisch: The state of understanding facts or recognizing what is true.

• Belief alone does not give us knowledge.
• The course examines how evidence leads to knowledge.
• She found comfort in the knowledge that everyone was safe.

Synonyme: understanding, awareness

Gegenteile: ignorance

Häufige Wendungen: certain knowledge, knowledge of truth, theory of knowledge