Definition of unbeknown in English:

unbeknown

(also unbeknownst)

adjectiveʌnbɪˈnəʊnˌənbəˈnoʊn

unbeknown to

Without the knowledge of (someone)
不为所知的，不知道的
unbeknown to me, she made some enquiries
在我不知道的情况下她作过调查。
Example sentencesExamples
- There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank, the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits.
- But, unbeknown to Noah, Timna has set in motion a chain of events that will drastically affect God's plan.
- In the meantime, unbeknown to the French, the British and Germans were cooking up their own plan.
- All unbeknown to 16-year-old Tan, the little Lakeland Terrier from Nottinghamshire, she was about to be named ‘special friend’ of the year.
- Our grandson, unbeknown to us, was safe and well one street away.
- He was told to wait in the adjoining cloakroom but, unbeknown to his teacher, sprinted outside and through the school gates.
- But unbeknown to the Japanese, Soviet leader Josef Stalin had promised Washington and London that he would attack Japanese forces within three months of Germany's defeat.
- The informer said that, unbeknown to retailers, it could be as long as 20 days from slaughter to final use-by date for a raw chicken breast.
- He further relies upon the fact that, unbeknown to him, his informant status had become public knowledge.
- Then, unbeknown to them, she moved them all around.
- Sometime during the middle of our rally, unbeknown to many of us, the Destiny cavalry turned up.
- I've even seen her reading someone else's book unbeknown to the chappie who was reading it first-hand; she must have read a good chapter or so of it.
- They even let people vote without identification - although, unbeknown to the voters, they then marked their ballots as invalid.
- And proving well and truly that we are related, unbeknown to me she lists the ingredients for pastry and the method for scones.
- However, unbeknown to the drivers, these black boxes have broken down in a ‘significant’ number of cases, requiring an engineer to be called to carry out repairs, or in most cases replace the device.
- But, unbeknown to his grieving colleagues above, the plucky soldier had managed to discover a pocket of air - after making an amazing 90 ft dive completely unaided.
- But unbeknown to his family, he had packed extra items in his work bag including socks, a pair of trainers and some hair gel.
- When he returned home she said he continued to tinker with the bike but, unbeknown to her, he then went out on it.
- Meanwhile, unbeknown to them, Mr Prescott had been busy scribbling in hidden corners, using this ill-gotten time to pen legislation that will make his name an abomination to all who cherish freedom.
- But unbeknown to him, his staff had been putting them back on the list when he wasn't looking.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from un-¹ 'not' + archaic beknown 'known'.

Rhymes

alone, atone, Beaune, bemoan, blown, bone, Capone, clone, Cohn, Cologne, condone, cone, co-own, crone, drone, enthrone, flown, foreknown, foreshown, groan, grown, half-tone, home-grown, hone, Joan, known, leone, loan, lone, mephedrone, moan, Mon, mown, ochone, outflown, outgrown, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, rone, sewn, shown, Simone, Sloane, Soane, sone, sown, stone, strown, throne, thrown, tone, trombone, Tyrone, undersown, windblown, zone

Definition of unbeknown in US English:

unbeknown

(also unbeknownst)

adjectiveˌənbəˈnoʊnˌənbəˈnōn

unbeknown to

predicative Without the knowledge of (someone)
不为所知的，不知道的
unbeknown to me, she made some inquiries
在我不知道的情况下她作过调查。
Example sentencesExamples
- But, unbeknown to Noah, Timna has set in motion a chain of events that will drastically affect God's plan.
- But unbeknown to the Japanese, Soviet leader Josef Stalin had promised Washington and London that he would attack Japanese forces within three months of Germany's defeat.
- All unbeknown to 16-year-old Tan, the little Lakeland Terrier from Nottinghamshire, she was about to be named ‘special friend’ of the year.
- But unbeknown to his family, he had packed extra items in his work bag including socks, a pair of trainers and some hair gel.
- Then, unbeknown to them, she moved them all around.
- But, unbeknown to his grieving colleagues above, the plucky soldier had managed to discover a pocket of air - after making an amazing 90 ft dive completely unaided.
- Meanwhile, unbeknown to them, Mr Prescott had been busy scribbling in hidden corners, using this ill-gotten time to pen legislation that will make his name an abomination to all who cherish freedom.
- There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank, the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits.
- Sometime during the middle of our rally, unbeknown to many of us, the Destiny cavalry turned up.
- Our grandson, unbeknown to us, was safe and well one street away.
- In the meantime, unbeknown to the French, the British and Germans were cooking up their own plan.
- However, unbeknown to the drivers, these black boxes have broken down in a ‘significant’ number of cases, requiring an engineer to be called to carry out repairs, or in most cases replace the device.
- When he returned home she said he continued to tinker with the bike but, unbeknown to her, he then went out on it.
- I've even seen her reading someone else's book unbeknown to the chappie who was reading it first-hand; she must have read a good chapter or so of it.
- They even let people vote without identification - although, unbeknown to the voters, they then marked their ballots as invalid.
- He was told to wait in the adjoining cloakroom but, unbeknown to his teacher, sprinted outside and through the school gates.
- He further relies upon the fact that, unbeknown to him, his informant status had become public knowledge.
- And proving well and truly that we are related, unbeknown to me she lists the ingredients for pastry and the method for scones.
- But unbeknown to him, his staff had been putting them back on the list when he wasn't looking.
- The informer said that, unbeknown to retailers, it could be as long as 20 days from slaughter to final use-by date for a raw chicken breast.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from un- ‘not’ + archaic beknown ‘known’.

词汇	unbeknown
释义	Definition of unbeknown in English: unbeknown (also unbeknownst) adjectiveʌnbɪˈnəʊnˌənbəˈnoʊn unbeknown to Without the knowledge of (someone) 不为所知的，不知道的 unbeknown to me, she made some enquiries 在我不知道的情况下她作过调查。 Example sentencesExamples There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank, the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits. But, unbeknown to Noah, Timna has set in motion a chain of events that will drastically affect God's plan. In the meantime, unbeknown to the French, the British and Germans were cooking up their own plan. All unbeknown to 16-year-old Tan, the little Lakeland Terrier from Nottinghamshire, she was about to be named ‘special friend’ of the year. Our grandson, unbeknown to us, was safe and well one street away. He was told to wait in the adjoining cloakroom but, unbeknown to his teacher, sprinted outside and through the school gates. But unbeknown to the Japanese, Soviet leader Josef Stalin had promised Washington and London that he would attack Japanese forces within three months of Germany's defeat. The informer said that, unbeknown to retailers, it could be as long as 20 days from slaughter to final use-by date for a raw chicken breast. He further relies upon the fact that, unbeknown to him, his informant status had become public knowledge. Then, unbeknown to them, she moved them all around. Sometime during the middle of our rally, unbeknown to many of us, the Destiny cavalry turned up. I've even seen her reading someone else's book unbeknown to the chappie who was reading it first-hand; she must have read a good chapter or so of it. They even let people vote without identification - although, unbeknown to the voters, they then marked their ballots as invalid. And proving well and truly that we are related, unbeknown to me she lists the ingredients for pastry and the method for scones. However, unbeknown to the drivers, these black boxes have broken down in a ‘significant’ number of cases, requiring an engineer to be called to carry out repairs, or in most cases replace the device. But, unbeknown to his grieving colleagues above, the plucky soldier had managed to discover a pocket of air - after making an amazing 90 ft dive completely unaided. But unbeknown to his family, he had packed extra items in his work bag including socks, a pair of trainers and some hair gel. When he returned home she said he continued to tinker with the bike but, unbeknown to her, he then went out on it. Meanwhile, unbeknown to them, Mr Prescott had been busy scribbling in hidden corners, using this ill-gotten time to pen legislation that will make his name an abomination to all who cherish freedom. But unbeknown to him, his staff had been putting them back on the list when he wasn't looking. Origin Mid 17th century: from un-¹ 'not' + archaic beknown 'known'. Rhymes alone, atone, Beaune, bemoan, blown, bone, Capone, clone, Cohn, Cologne, condone, cone, co-own, crone, drone, enthrone, flown, foreknown, foreshown, groan, grown, half-tone, home-grown, hone, Joan, known, leone, loan, lone, mephedrone, moan, Mon, mown, ochone, outflown, outgrown, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, rone, sewn, shown, Simone, Sloane, Soane, sone, sown, stone, strown, throne, thrown, tone, trombone, Tyrone, undersown, windblown, zone Definition of unbeknown in US English: unbeknown (also unbeknownst) adjectiveˌənbəˈnoʊnˌənbəˈnōn unbeknown to predicative Without the knowledge of (someone) 不为所知的，不知道的 unbeknown to me, she made some inquiries 在我不知道的情况下她作过调查。 Example sentencesExamples But, unbeknown to Noah, Timna has set in motion a chain of events that will drastically affect God's plan. But unbeknown to the Japanese, Soviet leader Josef Stalin had promised Washington and London that he would attack Japanese forces within three months of Germany's defeat. All unbeknown to 16-year-old Tan, the little Lakeland Terrier from Nottinghamshire, she was about to be named ‘special friend’ of the year. But unbeknown to his family, he had packed extra items in his work bag including socks, a pair of trainers and some hair gel. Then, unbeknown to them, she moved them all around. But, unbeknown to his grieving colleagues above, the plucky soldier had managed to discover a pocket of air - after making an amazing 90 ft dive completely unaided. Meanwhile, unbeknown to them, Mr Prescott had been busy scribbling in hidden corners, using this ill-gotten time to pen legislation that will make his name an abomination to all who cherish freedom. There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank, the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits. Sometime during the middle of our rally, unbeknown to many of us, the Destiny cavalry turned up. Our grandson, unbeknown to us, was safe and well one street away. In the meantime, unbeknown to the French, the British and Germans were cooking up their own plan. However, unbeknown to the drivers, these black boxes have broken down in a ‘significant’ number of cases, requiring an engineer to be called to carry out repairs, or in most cases replace the device. When he returned home she said he continued to tinker with the bike but, unbeknown to her, he then went out on it. I've even seen her reading someone else's book unbeknown to the chappie who was reading it first-hand; she must have read a good chapter or so of it. They even let people vote without identification - although, unbeknown to the voters, they then marked their ballots as invalid. He was told to wait in the adjoining cloakroom but, unbeknown to his teacher, sprinted outside and through the school gates. He further relies upon the fact that, unbeknown to him, his informant status had become public knowledge. And proving well and truly that we are related, unbeknown to me she lists the ingredients for pastry and the method for scones. But unbeknown to him, his staff had been putting them back on the list when he wasn't looking. The informer said that, unbeknown to retailers, it could be as long as 20 days from slaughter to final use-by date for a raw chicken breast. Origin Mid 17th century: from un- ‘not’ + archaic beknown ‘known’.
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