informed

1. ADJ Someone who is informed knows about a subject or what is happening in the world. 見多識(shí)廣的; 了解情況的

Informed people know the company is shaky. 了解情況的人知道該公司狀況不穩(wěn)定。

2. →see also well-informed

3. ADJ When journalists talk about informed sources, they mean people who are likely to give correct information because of their private or special knowledge. 有根據(jù)的 (消息來源)[ADJ n]

According to informed sources, those taken into custody include at least one major-general. 據(jù)可靠消息來源，被拘捕者中至少包括一名陸軍少將。

4. ADJ An informed guess or decision is one that likely to be good, because it is based on definite knowledge or information. 明智的 (猜測或決定)[ADJ n]

Science is now enabling us to make more informed choices about how we use common drugs. 科學(xué)現(xiàn)在使得我們能夠?qū)θ绾问褂贸Ｓ萌櫰纷龀龈髦堑倪x擇。

5. →see also inform