ken

• n. 視野の広さ、洞察力、知識

古英語のcennan「知らせる」から。語源的にはcan「知る」と同じ。

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.
=> can

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 k?nna. 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.

「知っている、知っている」ケンは息を吹き返して、頭も上がらなかった。

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

「ケン、彼女と話をしに行こう」とウェブは言いつけた。

3. Ken 's jaw jutted with determination.

ケンはしっかりと下顎を上げた。

4. Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott.

ケンはそれらの本をパロット巡査に渡した。

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

ケンの妻ヴィッキーは「彼は破壊された」と言った。