Likewise, Weinstock gave him his first business to run, a software firm with 700 employees that he took over at the age of 26, only because it was “so badly knackered”.
So the K is silent just like in " knife" or " knackered" which is another word I spoke about on the channel in the past, to be very tired, " knackered" .
K 不发音,这和 knife 跟 knackered 一样,这是我过去在频道上谈到另一个词,意思是非常累,knackered。