N-UNCOUNT 无知;愚昧Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it. 无知;愚昧
I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history. [+ of/about]
我对历史一无所知,这让我很难堪。
There is so much ignorance about mental illness.
人们对精神疾病很不了解。
In my ignorance I had never heard country & western music.
我很无知,从来没听过乡村与西部音乐。
SYN lack of education, stupidity, foolishness, blindness
Quotations
No more; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wiseThomas GrayOde on a Distant Prospect of Eton College
If ignorance is indeed bliss, it is a very low grade of the articleTehyi HsiehChinese Epigrams Inside Out and Proverbs
Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivionPhilip WylieGeneration of Vipers
Ignorance, the stem and root of all evilPlato
What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the darkHenry Ford
We live and learn, but not the wiser growJohn PomfretReason
To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledgeBenjamin DisraeliSybil
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidityMartin Luther KingStrength to Love
Ignorance is not innocence but sinRobert BrowningThe Inn Album
Ignorance itself is without a doubt a sin for those who do not wish to understand; for those who, however, cannot understand, it is the punishment of sinSt Augustine
Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heavenWilliam ShakespeareHenry VI
I know nothing except the fact of my ignoranceSocrates
If you think education is expensive - try ignoranceDerek Bok
He who knows and knows he knows, He is a wise man; seek him. He who knows and knows not he knows, He is asleep; wake him. He who knows not and knows he knows not, He is a child; teach him. He who knows not and knows not he knows not, He is a fool; shun him!Anon.