recognition

recognition 是名词，核心表示“认出、认可或受到重视”，也可用于政治法律和医学等专业语境。

💡 记忆钩子

把 recognition 想成“看见并确认”：先是从眼前的人或事认出记忆中的对象，进而承认某件事有效、某个政府合法；再进一步，就是公开注意到并给予肯定。医学中则是抗体“认出”特定抗原，仍然沿用同一个核心画面。

📝 学习建议

先掌握“认出”和“认可、承认”两条主线，再记“获得赞誉”这一常见引申义。
不要把 recognition 只理解成“识别”；在“获得肯定、知名度”语境中，它常译为“认可、赞誉或关注”。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 认出；辨认

📖 指把眼前的人、物或情况和记忆中的对象对应起来，也就是“看出来这就是以前见过的那个”。重点是从陌生或不确定到认出。

💡 常见于 recognition dawns、instant recognition、recognition of a face 等结构。它强调认知上的“认出来”，不等于单纯看见，也不一定包含喜欢或赞同。中文学习者容易把它误解为“认可”，但在人物、面孔等语境中通常应理解为“辨认”。

uncountable usually

Recognition came when she heard his familiar laugh.

听到他熟悉的笑声时，她终于认出了他。

After a moment of hesitation, he showed clear recognition.

犹豫片刻后，他明显认出了对方。
core 承认；认可

📖 指正式或公开地承认某件事真实、有效、合理，或承认某人的权利和地位。这里不是“认出一个对象”，而是把它确认为什么有效或应当被接受。

💡 常见结构是 recognition of + 权利、事实或地位，也可说 give recognition to。它多用于正式、法律或公共讨论；表达个人觉得某事不错时，不要机械地用它代替普通的“同意”。

uncountable usually

The agreement included recognition of workers' rights.

这项协议承认了工人的权利。

Her contribution deserves recognition.

她的贡献应当得到认可。
common 承认政府合法地位

📖 指一个国家正式接受另一个新政府的合法地位。这是“认可”在国际政治中的专门用法。

💡 常见结构是 recognition of a government 或 grant、withhold recognition。它是正式政治和外交用语，通常指国家或政府的行为；不要把它理解成普通民众对某位领导人的个人支持。

uncountable usually

Several countries delayed recognition of the new government.

几个国家推迟了承认这个新政府。
core 赞誉；受到关注

📖 指某人、团体或成就得到公众注意和肯定，因此变得更受认可或更有知名度。它从“承认其价值”进一步发展为“给它应有的关注和赞誉”。

💡 常见结构是 gain、receive 或 win recognition for + 成就，也可说 international recognition。它常表示名声和肯定，不一定意味着获得金钱、奖品或实际帮助；不要把它误译成单纯的“认识”。

uncountable usually

The young artist is finally gaining recognition for her work.

这位年轻艺术家终于因自己的作品获得了认可。
rare 抗体对抗原的特异性识别

📖 在免疫学中，指抗体能够结合特定抗原而不结合其他抗原的特性；本质上仍是生物系统对目标的“认出”。

💡 通常出现在 recognition of antigens、immune recognition 等医学或科研搭配中。这里是不可数的技术术语，不表示患者或医生对某人的认出，也不宜按日常“认可”理解。

uncountable usually
rare 向领主返还封地

📖 苏格兰历史法律用语，指封臣向上级领主返还封地；这是“承认上级权利”在旧法律制度中的特殊表现。

💡 只见于历史或苏格兰法律材料，常与封地和领主制度的语境一起出现。现代英语中几乎不会这样使用，学习时只需把它和普通的“认出、认可”区分开。

historical uncountable usually

recognitions plural

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 8 组

designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

同义词集: recognition

he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman

上位: appointment, assignment, designation, naming

the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering;

同义词集: recognition identification

a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces

experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer

上位: memory, remembering 下位: identity

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; ;

同义词集: realization realisation recognition

a growing realization of the risk involved

a sudden recognition of the problem he faced

increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases

上位: apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding

an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

同义词集: recognition

the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States

上位: acceptance, credence

approval; ;

同义词集: recognition credit

give her recognition for trying

he was given credit for his work

give her credit for trying

上位: approval, commendation 下位: commemoration, memorial, ovation, remembrance, salutation, salute, standing ovation

the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

同义词集: recognition

territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991

上位: diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations

(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

同义词集: recognition

molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;

同义词集: recognition acknowledgment acknowledgement

the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work

she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own

上位: acceptance

🌳 词源

源自中古英语和中古法语，最终来自拉丁语，词根含有“再次认识、认出”的意思。

Inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and its etymon Latin recognitiōnem (accusative of recognitiō), from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere.

🔄 变式

recognitions plural

🏷 单词标签 & 词根