recognize學測 L3KK [ˈrɛkəˌgnaɪz]/ˈrɛkəˌgnaɪz/
認出;辨認·察覺;辨識(氣味等)·意識到;體認到·正式承認;認可·表揚;肯定(功勞)
學測必考字,一字多義易混淆
Even with a mask on, Ken could still recognize his best friend by her laugh.

就算戴著口罩,肯恩還是能靠笑聲認出他最要好的朋友。

recognize 不只是「認出臉孔」,也用在學校承認學歷、公司公開肯定員工功勞。

一個畫面:比對後點頭認可

腦中比對看到後和記憶對上號
點頭確認確認身分或資格無誤
公開承認正式對外表示接受

義項

外貌認出A2verb認出;辨認
Grandma didn't recognize me right away because I had cut my hair short.
奶奶一開始沒認出我,因為我把頭髮剪短了。
recognize a voicerecognize a face
嗅聞辨識A2verb察覺;辨識(氣味等)
A dog can recognize its owner's smell even in a busy park.
狗即使在人多的公園裡,也能辨識出主人的氣味。
recognize a smellrecognize a sound
小考體認B1verb意識到;體認到
After doing badly on a quiz, Tom finally recognized how important daily study is.
小考考差之後,湯姆終於體認到每天讀書有多重要。
recognize the importancerecognize the value
成績承認A2verb正式承認;認可
The school agreed to recognize his test score from another country.
這所學校同意承認他在國外考的成績。
recognize a diplomarecognize a country
班聚表揚B1verb表揚;肯定(功勞)
At the year-end party, the teacher recognized three students for their hard work.
在期末班聚上,老師表揚三位認真努力的學生。
recognize an achievementrecognize hard work

片語

recognize at a glance一眼認出 →看一眼就認出來
recognize and reward論功行賞 →肯定並給予獎勵
widely recognized眾所公認 →被大家普遍認可
fail to recognize認不出來 →沒能認出對方
officially recognized官方認證 →獲得官方正式承認

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'A dog can recognize its owner's smell even in a busy park.' 這裡的 recognize 最接近哪個意思?(A) 認出臉孔 (B) 靠感官察覺 (C) 正式承認

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(B)

此句主詞是狗靠嗅覺辨識氣味,對應「察覺;辨識(氣味等)」義項。

'At the year-end party, the teacher recognized three students for their hard work.' 這裡的 recognize 最接近下列何者?(A) 認出樣貌 (B) 公開表揚 (C) 正式承認學歷

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(B)

此句情境是班上聚會頒獎,對應「表揚;肯定(功勞)」的義項。

字族

recognition 承認;表揚(名詞)・recognizable 可辨認的;容易認出的

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