n.
    
      - 認出,識別;認識[U]
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My 
recognition of the face was immediate.
我一下子就認出那張面孔了。
 
      - 承認;確認;認可[U]
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recognition of a new state
承認一個新國家
  
      - (以微笑,招手等表示的)招呼,致意[U][C]
 
      - 賞識;表彰;報償[U][S1]
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The chemist has won worldwide 
recognition.
那位化學家贏得舉世公認。
 
    
   
  片語
  
    beyond/out of (all) recognition
    
      - 無法認出
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The town has changed 
out of all recognition since I was there ten years ago.
這個鎮在我離開後的十年裡變得認不出來了。
 
    
    in recognition of
    
      - 褒獎
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He was awarded a knighthood 
in recognition of his truly great contribution to the British cinema.
他因對英國電影的貢獻而被授予爵位。
 
    
   
  衍生
  
  辨析
  
 
  n.
 the action or process of recognizing or the fact of being recognized.
 
  Etymology
  C15: from L. recognitio(n-), from recognoscere (see recognize).