ken

来自古英语cennan,使知道，词源同can,know.引申词义视野，知识范围。

ken

ken: [OE] Once a widespread verb throughout English, ken is now restricted largely to Scotland, having taken over the semantic territory elsewhere monopolized by know. In Old English it actually meant not ‘know’ but ‘make known’; it was the causative version of cunnan ‘know’ (ancestor of modern English can). Its relatives in other Germanic languages made the change from ‘make known’ to ‘know’ early – hence German kennen ‘know’, for example In the case of English ken, the impetus is thought to have come from Old Norse kenna ‘know’. The derived noun ken, as in ‘beyond one’s ken’, dates from the 16th century.
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ken (v.)

"to know," Scottish dialect, from Old English cennan "make known, declare, acknowledge" (in late Old English also "to know"), originally "make to know," causative of cunnan "to become acquainted with, to know" (see can (v.)). Cognate with German kennen, Danish kjende, Swedish känna. Related: Kenned; kenning.

ken (n.2)

"house where thieves meet," 1560s, vagabonds' slang, probably a shortening of kennel.

ken (n.1)

"range of sight," 1580s, a nautical abbreviation of kenning.

1. "I know, I know," said Ken, grumpily, without looking up.

“我知道，我知道，”肯气呼呼地说，连头都没有抬。

2. "Go and have a word with her, Ken," Webb instructed.

“肯，去和她谈谈吧，”韦布吩咐道。

3. Ken's jaw jutted with determination.

肯坚定地扬起下颌。

4. Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott.

肯把那些书递给帕罗特警官。

5. Ken's wife, Vicki, said: "He's a broken man."

肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”