两个成年人 surely 本该知道不该这样声嘶力竭地互相喊叫。

Surely two grown-ups should have known better than to shout at each other at the top of their lungs.

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Surely two grown-ups should have known better than to shout at each other at the top of their lungs.

known 是动词 know 的过去分词形式,know 的意思是"知道、了解"。 better 是形容词 good 的比较级形式,在这里表示"更明智的、更妥当的"。 known better 是一个固定搭配,字面意思是"知道更好的做法",引申为"应该知道不该这样做"或"应该更明智些"。

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