[mass noun]military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features (军事)侦察 an excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance. 高性能低空侦察机。 [as modifier]reconnaissance missions. 侦察任务。 [count noun]after a reconnaissance British forces took the island. 一番侦察后,英国军队占领了该岛。 ■preliminary surveying or research 初步调查或研究 conducting client reconnaissance. 进行客户调查。
语源
early 19th cent.: from French, from reconnaître 'recognize' (see reconnoitre)