The Knowledge Gap Hypothesis explains that knowledge, like other forms of wealth, is often differentially distributed throughout a social system. Specifically, the hypothesis predicts that “as the infusion of mass media information into a social system increases, higher socioeconomic status segments tend to acquire this information faster than lower socioeconomic-status population segments so that the gap in knowledge between the two tends to increase rather than decrease” Phillip J.
knowledge: n. 1.知识;学识,学问。 2.了解,理解;消息。 3 ...gap: n. 1.(墙壁、篱笆等的)裂口,裂缝;豁口,缺口。 【 ...hypothesis: n. (pl. -ses ) 1.假设;假说。 2.【逻 ...knowledge gap: 知识缺口as-if hypothesis: 似是假设hypothesis: n. (pl. -ses ) 1.假设;假说。 2.【逻辑学】前提。 a gap: 填补空白gap: n. 1.(墙壁、篱笆等的)裂口,裂缝;豁口,缺口。 【军事】突破口。 2.(意见的)龃龉,分歧;隔阂,距离,差距。 3.山峡,隘口。 4.间隙;【机械工程】火花隙;【航空】(双翼机的)翼隔。 5.(文章等中的)脱漏,中断;(知识等的)空白,缺陷。 a gap in historical records 史料的中断。 credibility gap 信用差距。 generation gap代沟〔不同代的人之间的思想隔阂〕。 gaps between teeth 齿缝。 the gap between imports and exports 进出口差额。 bridge [close, fill, stop, supply] a gap 填补空白,弥补缺陷。 stand in the gap 首当其冲,挺身阻挡。 vt. (-pp-) 使豁裂,使生罅隙。 vi. 豁开。 a knowledge of: 某一学科的知识; 英语知识but not knowledge: 但是不能买到知识in the knowledge that: 在明知…的情况下knowledge: n. 1.知识;学识,学问。 2.了解,理解;消息。 3.认识。 4.〔古语〕学科。 5.〔古语〕性关系。 book knowledge书本知识。 K- is power. 〔谚语〕知识就是力量。 practical knowledge实际的知识。 secondhand knowledge第二手知识,传授来的知识。 working knowledge of French 法语知识学到能应用的地步。 I have no knowledge of London. 我对伦敦毫无所知。 It is within your knowledge that ... 这是你所知道的。 The knowledge of our victory caused great joy. 我们获得胜利的消息传来,万众欢腾。 perceptual knowledge感性认识。 logical [rational] knowledge理性认识。 the theory of knowledge【哲学】认识论。 branches of knowledge学科。 carnal knowledge性经验;【法律】性关系。 come to sb.'s knowledge被某人知道。 common [general] knowledge众所周知,常识。 grow out of (sb.'s) knowledge被忘掉了。 have some [a general, a thorough] knowledge of 懂得一点,懂得一个大概,精通。 not to my knowledge我知道并不是那样。 out of all knowledge(变得)认不出来,无法辨认。 to my knowledge据我知道。 to sb.'s certain knowledge据某人确知。 to the best of my knowledge据我所知,就我所知而论(=so far as I know)。 Too much knowledge makes the head bald. 〔谚语〕知识太多老得快。 without sb.'s knowledge 不通知某人,背着某人。 knowledge and: 知识与个案工作knowledge of: 性知识; 有关…(学科)知识of knowledge: 知识to knowledge: 据...所知bridge the gap narrow the gap: 缩小差别gap-associated protein gap: 相关蛋白,gtp酶活化蛋白相关蛋白rail gap joint gap: 轨缝a challenging hypothesis: 发人深省的书。; 挑战性的假设absolutistic hypothesis: 绝对论假设acceptable hypothesis: 可接受假设accumulation hypothesis: 积累假说adaptor hypothesis: 连接物假说adiabatic hypothesis: 绝热假设; 绝热假说