unwitting
unwitting 英 [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ] 美 [ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ]
adj. 不知情的;不知不觉的,无意的 v. 使精神错乱;使丧失智能(unwit的ing形式)
- Use the adjective unwitting to describe someone who doesn't know certain important information, such as unwitting computer users who don't know that an online shopping site is tracking all their activity.
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- adj. 不知情的;不知不觉的,无意的
- v. 使精神错乱;使丧失智能(unwit的ing形式)
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1. But Kimberly-Clark, which touts its green credentials on its website, rejects the idea that it is pushing destructive products on an unwitting American public.
但是金佰利,虽在其网站上宣称有环保证明,但拒绝承认它正在向不知情的美国公众推销其破坏环境的产品。
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2. Cynicism is widespread, even in the state-controlled media which reported that an estimated 2m tonnes of the slop are consumed annually in the country by unwitting diners.
这引起了广泛的讨论,甚至是国营媒体也报道称,预计在全国范围内,不知情的消费者们每年吃到2吨这样的地沟油。
- unwitting (adj.) late 14c., altered from or re-formed to replace unwitand, from Old English unwitende "ignorant," from un- (1) "not" + witting (adj.); see -ing (2). Similar formation in Old High German unwizzanti, German unwissend, Old Norse uvitandi, Gothic unwitands. Rare after c. 1600; revived c. 1800. Related: Unwittingly.
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