How was I to know?

Related to word: know

Idiom

Definition

  1. Used to indicate that a mistake was made due to a lack of prior knowledge or sufficient information, implying it was not one's fault.

    我怎麼會知道?(表示事先不知情所致)

    • I was just trying to help; how was I to know that room was off-limits?

      我只是想幫忙;我怎麼會知道那間房間是禁止進入的?

    • How was I to know he was allergic to peanuts? I didn’t see any warning signs.

      我怎麼會知道他對花生過敏?我沒看到任何警告標誌。

    • How was I to know you would be there? I thought you had already gone home.

      我怎麼會知道你會在那裡?我以為你已經回家了。