recognize

recognize

英 ['rekəɡnaɪz]
　　美 ['rɛkɚɡnaɪz]

vt. 認出，識別；承認
　　vi. 確認，承認；具結

v.(動詞)recognize的基本意思是“認出”,指根據事物的特征而覺察到、辨認出或認可某一現象存在。引申表示“承認”“確認”“辨認”,指某人註意到、認定某事物的真實性、重要性、責任感、能力、學識等或某人、國傢對某人〔事〕的認可並承認其具有合法性,強調實際上地、明確地承認,而非形式上或文學上的承認。有時recognize還可作“準許…發言”解,往往指會議主席允許某人發言。recognize是及物動詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語,也可接that從句或疑問詞從句作賓語。recognize可接to be/as+ n./adj. 充當補足語的復合賓語,意思是“認出…是…”或“承認〔確認〕…是…”,as和to be不可省略。recognize在英式拼法中也可拼作recognise。

中文詞源：

recognize 認識，認出

re-,再，重新，cognize,認識，認出，詞源同 know.

例句：

1. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?
為什麼成年人總是那麼一本正經，對好點子反應那麼遲緩呢？

2. Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.
大多數醫生似乎都接受順勢療法是一種合理的醫療手段。

3. He did not think she could recognize his car in the snow.
他覺得她在雪天裡認不出他的車子。

4. She looked so haunted, I almost didn't recognize her.
她愁容滿面，我差點兒沒認出她來。

5. She's adopted so many disguises her own mother wouldn't recognize her.
她如此喬裝改扮，連她媽媽都認不出她瞭。