英语词汇“be none the wiser”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

be none the wiser

释义

Idiom

be none the wiser

to fail to understand something.

Isabel must have explained her idea three times to me, but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser.If you take the label off the jar and say you made it yourself, your guests won't be any the wiser.

to not be aware of something.

The health department gave the restaurant a health warning, but customers were none the wiser.

Usage notes: often said about efforts to be sure that no one is aware:

I figured I could just get rid of the stuff, and you'd be none the wiser.

idiombe none the wiser(also not be any the wiser)used in order to say that you still do not understand or know about something, especially when something has happened that could have made you understand or realize:I didn't recognise either of the men, and when they told me their names I was none the wiser.He could easily have slipped in here last night, and we wouldn't have been any the wiser.

be none the wiser

1. To not be aware of something (typically because others have kept it a secret). I came in after curfew last night, but it's OK because I was so quiet that my parents are none the wiser.

2. To not understand something, even after receiving explanations and information about it. My tutor has explained the quadratic equation to me many times, but I'm still none the wiser.

be none (or not any) the wiser

know no more than before.

be none the ˈwiser/ˈno wiser

not be any the ˈwiser

1 not understand something, even after it has been explained to you: I’ve read the instructions, but I’m still none the wiser.
2 not know or find out about something bad that somebody has done: If you put the money back, no one will be any the wiser.

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