recognize

动词 v.
/ˈɹekənɑɪz/|/ˈɹekəɡnɑɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — I recognized his face immediately, although his voice was different.
  2. to cognize again British,English,North-American,Oxford,UK
  3. To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
  4. To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property). British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — Slavery is widely recognized as immoral.
  5. To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
  6. To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — His services were recognized in a testimonial.
  7. To review; to examine again. British,English,Oxford,US,obsolete
    — We do moste humbly submytte it [this treatise] to[…]your maiestie, to be recognised, ouersene, and corrected.
  8. To reconnoiter. British,English,Oxford,US,obsolete
    — before the siege was layd to the Towne, of minde to recognize, he fell unawares amongst an Ambushcade
  9. To have the property to bind to specific antigens. British,English,Oxford,US

词形变化

recognizes present,singular,third-person recognizing participle,present recognized participle,past recognized past recognise alternative recognizes present,singular,third-person recognizing participle,present recognized participle,past recognized past re-cognize alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French reconoistre, from Old French reconoistre, from Latin recognoscere, first attested in the 16th century. Displaced native English acknow (“to recognize, perceive as”), compare German erkennen and Swedish erkänna. Latin had rare recognizare (“to try by jury”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English cognize
English recognize
From re- + cognize.
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