ken — range of knowledge or understanding
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: range of knowledge or understanding
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɛn/
Korean meaning: 지식 범위, 이해 범위
Korean pronunciation: **켄**
Example Sentences
- Understanding teenage slang is completely beyond my ken.
- The professor's explanation was well within the students' ken.
- Fixing a spaceship is definitely outside my ken.
ken
NOUN//kɛn//
range of knowledge or understanding
💡 Concept
range of knowledge or understanding
🎵 Rhyme
When knowledge beyond our ken appears, we set down the pen
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kɛn/
🇬🇧 UK/kɛn/
🌳Etymology
Rootken
Origin
스코틀랜드어에서 유래된 단어로, '알다'를 의미하는 동사 'ken'에서 명사화되었습니다. 셜록 홈즈가 활동하던 시대의 영국에서 자주 사용되던 표현입니다.
🎵Rhyme
denpentenwhen
den
pen
ten
when
🔗Collocations
beyond one's ken
within someone's ken
outside my ken
common ken
limited ken
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Understanding teenage slang is completely beyond my ken.”
“The professor's explanation was well within the students' ken.”
😄 Fun example
“Fixing a spaceship is definitely outside my ken.”
“Such advanced mathematics is beyond the ken of most people.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
knowledgeunderstandingcomprehensiongraspawareness
Antonyms
ignoranceconfusion
Related
cognitionperceptioninsightwisdom
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