Without realizing what you are doing, or without realizing what is happening. This is the everyday, useful member of the family — far more common in real English than the adjective 'unknowing'.

Without realizing沒有意識到 what you are doing自己在做什麼, or或 without realizing沒有意識到 what is happening正在發生什麼事。 This is這是 the everyday, useful member of the family這個字族裡日常又常用的一員 — far more common比...常見得多 in real English在真實英語裡 than the adjective 'unknowing'比形容詞「unknowing」。

You put it with a verb: 'She unknowingly deleted the file', 'He had unknowingly been talking to the CEO all evening', 'Passengers unknowingly carried the virus home'.

You put it with a verb它會搭配動詞使用: 'She unknowingly deleted the file'「She unknowingly deleted the file她不知情地刪除了檔案」, 'He had unknowingly been talking to the CEO all evening'「He had unknowingly been talking to the CEO all evening他整晚都在不知情的情況下跟執行長聊天」, 'Passengers unknowingly carried the virus home'「Passengers unknowingly carried the virus home乘客們在不知情的情況下把病毒帶回了家」。

Its real job is to remove blame. When you say someone did something unknowingly, you are saying: yes, they did it, and no, it was not their fault — they did not have the information. That is why you meet it constantly in news reports, court language, safety notices, and apologies. 'Customers unknowingly paid the higher rate' tells you exactly who to be angry with, and it is not the customers.

Its real job它真正的作用 is to remove blame是移除責任。 When you say當你說 someone did something unknowingly某人在不知情的情況下做了某件事, you are saying你的意思是: yes, they did it對,是他做的, and no, it was not their fault但不是他的錯 — they did not have the information他當時沒有那個資訊。 in news reports, court language, safety notices, and apologies在新聞報導、法庭用語、安全告示和道歉聲明裡 that is why這就是為什麼 you meet it constantly你經常會看到這個字。 'Customers unknowingly paid the higher rate'「Customers unknowingly paid the higher rate顧客在不知情的情況下付了較高的費率」 tells you exactly清楚告訴你 who to be angry with該生誰的氣, and it is not the customers而那個人不是顧客。

It is neutral in tone and works in both speech and writing, though in casual speech people often prefer 'without knowing it' or 'by accident'. Note that those two are not the same: 'by accident' or 'accidentally' says the result was not what you intended; 'unknowingly' says you did not even know the action was happening or what it meant.

It is neutral in tone它的語氣是中性的 and works in both speech and writing口語和書面都可以用, though不過 in casual speech在輕鬆的口語裡 people often prefer大家常常比較喜歡用 'without knowing it'「without knowing it在不知情的狀況下」 or 'by accident'或「by accident不小心」。 Note that要注意 those two are not the same這兩者並不一樣: 'by accident' or 'accidentally'「by accident/accidentally不小心」 says講的是 the result was not what you intended結果不是你原本想要的; 'unknowingly'「unknowingly不知情地」 says講的是 you did not even know你根本不知道 the action was happening這個動作正在發生 or what it meant或它代表什麼。

You can knock over a glass accidentally — you can't really knock it over unknowingly, because you felt it. But you can unknowingly insult someone, because the insult was invisible to you.

You can knock over a glass你可以把杯子打翻 accidentally不小心 — you can't really knock it over unknowingly但你不太可能在不知情的情況下打翻它, because you felt it因為你感覺得到。 But you can unknowingly insult someone但你卻可能在不知情的情況下冒犯到別人, because the insult was invisible to you因為那個冒犯對你來說是看不見的。

Position is flexible: before the main verb ('she unknowingly signed'), after the object ('she signed the form unknowingly'), or after the auxiliary ('had unknowingly signed'). All three sound natural.

Position is flexible它的位置很彈性: before the main verb可以放在主要動詞前面 ('she unknowingly signed')(「she unknowingly signed她不知情地簽了名」), after the object放在受詞後面 ('she signed the form unknowingly')(「she signed the form unknowingly她簽了表格,但不知情」), or after the auxiliary或放在助動詞後面 ('had unknowingly signed')(「had unknowingly signed不知情地簽了名」)。 All three這三種說法 sound natural聽起來都很自然。