English Dictionary

little did one know

副詞

比較不可

Used to show a relevant fact that is unknown to a person, or that the result or sequence of events differs greatly from what one had expected with the little knowledge he or she had about the situation beforehand.

日本語の意味

前もって知っている情報が乏しい中で、予想していた結果と大きく異なる出来事が後になって明らかになることを示す表現 / 自分が持っていた限られた知識では予見できなかった事実や展開が突如として現れる様子を意味する

They congratulated him on his promotion, little did one know he had already resigned the week before.

彼らは彼の昇進を祝ったが、そのときは誰も彼がすでに先週辞職していたとは知らなかった。

意味（1）

Used to show a relevant fact that is unknown to a person, or that the result or sequence of events differs greatly from what one had expected with the little knowledge he or she had about the situation beforehand.

Little did we know, we would be stuck in traffic for hours before finally making it back home.