Ken /ˈkɛn/
視野範圍,知識範圍,見地
Ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.]
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] “We ken them from afar.”
'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
Ken n. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
Ken, v. i. To look around. [Obs.]
Ken, n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. “Beyond his ken.”
Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. --South.
It was relief to quit the ken
And the inquiring looks of men. --Trench.
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ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
[syn: cognizance]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight]
[also: kent, kenning, kenned]