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Find out 是什么意思?知道,与得知的那一刻不同

Find out 表示得知此前不知道的信息。航班被取消,你昨天才收到消息;只写 knew,为什么交代不清消息何时传到你这里?

Find out 表示发现或获知原先不知道的信息。它描述得知的那一刻,而非已经掌握知识的状态:I found out yesterday。后面常接 that、what、when、if 或 about。

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find out + that/what/when/if; find out about + topic

  • I called the museum to find out if it's open on Mondays.
  • When did you find out about the new exam format?
  • Our manager found out that the client had paid twice and sent the money back.

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修改前Yesterday I knew that my flight was cancelled.

修改后Yesterday I found out that my flight was cancelled.

Knew 看似可以表示知道,但 know 描述一种状态,不是消息传来的那一刻。若要说查到了信息,或有人告诉你,用 found out。

Cambridge Dictionary

Learn 也可以表示获知消息,但更正式,常见于信件或报道:We learned that the course had been cancelled。对话里 find out 更自然:I just found out the course is cancelled。

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Please call the airline and ___ whether our flight is delayed.

(find out / know)

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find out — 这里要求打电话去获取信息,是一个查明情况的动作,所以用 find out。Know 表示已经知道的状态,不符合这项请求。

写一次得知工作或学习方面重要消息的经历。说明是什么消息,以及谁告诉了你。

Last Monday I found out from my team leader that our office would move to a new building.

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