mid-15c., "knowledge of an event or incident; understanding," from Middle French recognition (15c.) and directly from Latin recognitionem (nominative recognitio) "a reviewing, investigation, examination," noun of action from past participle stem of recognoscere "to acknowledge, know again; examine" (see recognize).
Sense of "formal avowal of knowledge and approval" is from 1590s; especially acknowledgement of the independence of a country by a state formerly exercising sovereignty (1824). Meaning "a knowing again" is from 1798.
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1. But by the year 2020 business computing will have changed beyond recognition.
但是到了2020年，商业计算会变得面目全非。
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2. His government did not receive full recognition by Britain until July.
他的政府直到7月份才得到英国的正式承认。
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3. The situation in Eastern Europe has changed out of all recognition.
东欧的形势经历了巨变。
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4. South Africa gave diplomatic recognition to Rwanda's new government on September 15.
南非于9月15日正式承认了卢旺达的新政府。
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5. This lack of recognition was at the root of the dispute.
