English Dictionary

knowing

/ˈnoʊɪŋ/

adj

Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. / Deliberate, wilful. / Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. / Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.

She is a knowing person who always has the answers.

意味（1）

Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.

The knowing and intelligent part of the world.

意味（2）

Deliberate, wilful.

意味（3）

Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.

a knowing rascal

意味（4）

Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.

‘I was a raw boy from College, and fancied it very knowing to marry a girl that all the young fellows of my acquaintance reckoned so confounded handsome.’

意味（5）

The ability to know something without being taught.

意味（6）

Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.

Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile.