名詞 recognition:

1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
   同義詞：acknowledgment, acknowledgement
2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
   同義詞：identification
3. approval
   同義詞：credit
4. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
   同義詞：realization, realisation
5. (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
6. the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
7. an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
8. designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

1. After 25 years the town centre had changed beyond (all) recognition.
   25年過去了，市中心變得認不出來了。
2. The photo has faded beyond recognition.
   相片已經(jīng)模糊，不能辨認。
3. He was rewarded in recognition of his service.
   他的貢獻得到認可而受到嘉獎。
4. He strove for recognition as an artist.
   他為獲得藝術(shù)家的聲譽而奮斗。
5. Acknowledgment, recognition, or jurisdiction; the assumption of jurisdiction in a case.
   裁判權(quán)，司法權(quán)承認、認可或司法; 案件的司法設(shè)想
6. The town has altered out of all recognition since I was last here.
   自從我上次離開這里以來，這小城已變得認不出來了。
7. The town has altered out of all recognition since I was last there.
   自從我上次離開這里以來，這小城已經(jīng)變得認不出來了。
8. He has won wide recognition in the field of tropical medicine.
   他在熱帶醫(yī)學(xué)這一領(lǐng)域里廣獲贊揚。

rec.og.ni.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of recognizing or condition of being recognized.
識別：認識的行為或被認識的情況
An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
認出：認識到所見之事物是原來曾見過的
An acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim:
承認；確認：接受諸如某項要求是真正或合理的：
例句：
a recognition of their civil rights.
對他們?nèi)藱?quán)的確認

Attention or favorable notice:
認可：注意或贊許的注重：
例句：
She received recognition for her many achievements.
她的許多成就得到了認可

Official acceptance of the national status of a new government by another nation.
承認：某個國家對某個新政府作為國家代表之地位的官方接受
Biology The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate and antibody-antigen interactions.
【生物學(xué)】 同形認同：一個分子粘著另一個與之同形的分子的能力，如在酶基質(zhì)與抗體抗原的反應(yīng)中出現(xiàn)的現(xiàn)象

來源：
Middle English recognicion [knowledge of an event]
中古英語 recognicion [對某事件的知曉]
from Old French recognition
源自 古法語 recognition
from Latin recognitiô recognitiôn- [act of recognizing]
源自 拉丁語 recognitiô recognitiôn- [認知的行為]
from recognitus [past participle of] recognôscere [to recognize] * see recognize
源自 recognitus [] recognôscere的過去分詞 [識別] *參見 recognize

【引伸】
recog.nito.ry