n.
    
      - 认出,识别;认识[U]![]() My  recognition of the face was immediate. 我一下子就认出那张面孔了。 
- 承认;确认;认可[U]![]() recognition of a new state 承认一个新国家 
 
- (以微笑,招手等表示的)招呼,致意[U][C]
- 赏识;表彰;报偿[U][S1]![]() The chemist has won worldwide  recognition. 那位化学家赢得举世公认。 
 
  短语
  
    beyond/out of (all) recognition
    
      - 无法认出![]() The town has changed  out of all recognition since I was there ten years ago. 这个镇在我离开后的十年里变得认不出来了。 
in recognition of
    
      - 褒奖![]() He was awarded a knighthood  in recognition of his truly great contribution to the British cinema. 他因对英国电影的贡献而被授予爵位。 
 
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  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).