[mass noun]the action or process of recognizing or being recognized, in particular 认识;识别,尤指 ■identification of a thing or person from previous encounters or knowledge 认出 she saw him pass by without a sign of recognition. 她看到他过去了,一点没有认出来的样子。 methods of production have improved out of all recognition. 生产方法已大大改进,远非往昔可比。 ■acknowledgement of something's existence, validity, or legality 承认;确认;认可 the unions must receive proper recognition. 协会必须得到适当的认可。 ■appreciation or acclaim for an achievement, service, or ability 赏识;表彰;报偿 his work was slow to gain recognition. 他的工作尚未得到赏识。 she received the award in recognition of her courageous human rights work. 她因勇敢的人权工作而受到奖励。 ■(亦作 diplomatic recognition)formal acknowledgement by a country that another political entity fulfils the conditions of statehood and is eligible to be dealt with as a member of the international community 外交承认
派生 recognitory adjective
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语源
late 15th cent. (denoting the acknowledgement of a service): from Latin recognitio(n-), from the verb recognoscere 'know again, recall to mind' (see recognize)