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Omniscience is the state of knowing everything — not almost everything, but all of it. It is a noun, and like it belongs first to talk about God. In many religions, God has omniscience: God knows what you did, what you think, and what will happen.
Omniscience is全知指的是 the state of knowing everything知道一切的狀態——not almost everything不是幾乎知道全部, but all of it而是真的全部都知道。It is a noun它是名詞, and like omnipotence而且跟 omnipotence(全能)一樣 it belongs first to talk about God最先是用在講上帝的時候。In many religions在許多宗教裡, God has omniscience上帝擁有全知: God knows what you did上帝知道你做過什麼, what you think你在想什麼, and what will happen以及將來會發生什麼事。
Though actually, people also use it with a raised . “He speaks with such omniscience” can mean he talks as if he knows everything, and that is not praise.
Though actually不過其實, people also use it with a raised eyebrow人們也會帶點挑眉、諷刺的語氣用這個詞. “He speaks with such omniscience”「他講話一副什麼都懂的樣子」 can mean he talks as if he knows everything可能是說他講起話來好像什麼都知道, and that is not praise而這不是稱讚。
You will meet the word in religion, in serious talk about God, and sometimes in talk about books, because a who can see into every person's mind is using a kind of omniscience. No ordinary person has it.
You will meet the word你會在這些地方遇到這個詞 in religion宗教, in serious talk about God談論上帝的正經場合, and sometimes in talk about books有時候也會出現在談論書籍的場合, because a storyteller who can see into every person's mind因為能看穿每個角色內心的說故事者 is using a kind of omniscience正是在用某種「全知」的能力。No ordinary person has it一般人不會有這種能力。
The matching adjective is . Keep it apart from (power) and (being everywhere).
The matching adjective is與它對應的形容詞是 omniscient。Keep it apart from要把它跟...分開來 omnipotence (power)omnipotence(全能) and omnipresence (being everywhere)以及 omnipresence(無所不在)。
The science sitting in the middle is the old Latin for knowledge, not “science class”.
The science sitting in the middle中間那個 science, is the old Latin for knowledge其實是古拉丁文裡表示「知識」的字根, not “science class”不是「科學課」的 science。
組成From Medieval Latin omniscientia (“all-knowledge”), from Latin omni- (“all”) and scientia (“knowledge”).
同家族的字
- omniscientthe adjective; same Latin pieces
- scienceshares Latin scientia, “knowledge”
- omnipotenceshares omni- “all”; that one is about power
- omnipresenceshares omni- “all”; that one is about being everywhere
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
omnisciencenoun/ɑmˈnɪʃəns/
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The capacity to know everything.
- Near-synonyms: all-seeingness, omnividence
- Many people believe in God's omniscience.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。