recognition

名词 recognition:

1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
   同义词：acknowledgment, acknowledgement
2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
   同义词：identification
3. approval
   同义词：credit
4. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
   同义词：realization, realisation
5. (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
6. the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
7. an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
8. designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

1. After 25 years the town centre had changed beyond (all) recognition.
   25年过去了，市中心变得认不出来了。
2. The photo has faded beyond recognition.
   相片已经模糊，不能辨认。
3. He was rewarded in recognition of his service.
   他的贡献得到认可而受到嘉奖。
4. He strove for recognition as an artist.
   他为获得艺术家的声誉而奋斗。
5. Acknowledgment, recognition, or jurisdiction; the assumption of jurisdiction in a case.
   裁判权，司法权承认、认可或司法; 案件的司法设想
6. The town has altered out of all recognition since I was last here.
   自从我上次离开这里以来，这小城已变得认不出来了。
7. The town has altered out of all recognition since I was last there.
   自从我上次离开这里以来，这小城已经变得认不出来了。
8. He has won wide recognition in the field of tropical medicine.
   他在热带医学这一领域里广获赞扬。

rec.og.ni.tion

n.（名词）
The act of recognizing or condition of being recognized.
识别：认识的行为或被认识的情况
An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
认出：认识到所见之事物是原来曾见过的
An acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim:
承认；确认：接受诸如某项要求是真正或合理的：
例句：
a recognition of their civil rights.
对他们人权的确认

Attention or favorable notice:
认可：注意或赞许的注重：
例句：
She received recognition for her many achievements.
她的许多成就得到了认可

Official acceptance of the national status of a new government by another nation.
承认：某个国家对某个新政府作为国家代表之地位的官方接受
Biology The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate and antibody-antigen interactions.
【生物学】 同形认同：一个分子粘着另一个与之同形的分子的能力，如在酶基质与抗体抗原的反应中出现的现象

来源：
Middle English recognicion [knowledge of an event]
中古英语 recognicion [对某事件的知晓]
from Old French recognition
源自 古法语 recognition
from Latin recognitiô recognitiôn- [act of recognizing]
源自 拉丁语 recognitiô recognitiôn- [认知的行为]
from recognitus [past participle of] recognôscere [to recognize] * see recognize
源自 recognitus [] recognôscere的过去分词 [识别] *参见 recognize

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