the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;"the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work" "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering;"a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces" "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"
approval;"give her recognition for trying" "he was given credit for his work" "give her credit for trying"
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly;"a growing realization of the risk involved" "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced" "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape;"molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country;"territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala"s recognition of Belize in 1991"
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid;"the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"
designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body;"he was unable to make his motion because he couldn"t get recognition by the chairman"
中英词源
recognition 认识，认可
来自 recognize,认识，认出。
recognition (n.)
mid-15c., "knowledge of an event or incident; understanding," from Middle French recognition (15c.) and directly from Latin recognitionem (nominative recognitio) "a reviewing, investigation, examination," noun of action from past participle stem of recognoscere "to acknowledge, know again; examine" (see recognize).
Sense of "formal avowal of knowledge and approval" is from 1590s; especially acknowledgement of the independence of a country by a state formerly exercising sovereignty (1824). Meaning "a knowing again" is from 1798.
词态变化
复数 recognitions;
权威造句
1. But by the year 2020 business computing will have changed beyond recognition.
但是到了2020年，商业计算会变得面目全非。
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2. His government did not receive full recognition by Britain until July.
他的政府直到7月份才得到英国的正式承认。
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3. The situation in Eastern Europe has changed out of all recognition.
东欧的形势经历了巨变。
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4. South Africa gave diplomatic recognition to Rwanda"s new government on September 15.
南非于9月15日正式承认了卢旺达的新政府。
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5. This lack of recognition was at the root of the dispute.
