knowledge、learning与scholarship这些名词均有“知识、学问”之意。
knowledge : 强调对全部已知或可知的知识的理解。
- Her knowledge of English grammar is very extensive.
她的英语语法知识很广博。 - He has a limited knowledge of French.
他对法语所知有限。 - The details of the scandal are now common knowledge (= familiar to most people).
丑闻的详情现在众所周知。 - She started to photograph the documents, safe in the knowledge that (= knowing that) she wouldn't be disturbed for at least an hour.
她开始对文件拍照，确信至少一小时内不会有人打扰。 - In this town there are only a couple of restaurants that to my knowledge (= judging from my personal experience and information) serve good food.
据我所知，这个镇上只有几家餐馆菜品不错。
learning : 指通过研究、经验或他人传授而得到的知识；也指熟练掌握知识的过程，有时可指全部学识和智慧的总和。
- His friends praised his generosity, wit, and learning.
朋友们都很赞赏他的慷慨、智慧和学识。 - a woman of great learning
学识渊博的女子 - I've seen through him; he's not a man of real learning.
他这个人我看透了，没有什么真才实学。
scholarship : 侧重指经过深入学习、研究而获得的渊博的、价值较高的知识。
- a work of great scholarship
学术性很强的著作 - a magnificent work of scholarship
学术巨著 - I want to take advantage of your lifetime of scholarship.
我希望能够用到您一生的学识。 - The book is a demonstration of scholarship without pedantry.
这本书表现出学术水平又不故意卖弄学问。 - He is noted for his meticulous scholarship.
他以治学严谨著称。 - I know well how slight is my talent and how superficial my scholarship, and that I do not deserve so much praise.
深知自己才疏学浅，不称揄扬。
