| 单词 | acknowledgement |
| 释义 | acknowledgement (æknɒlɪdʒmənt ) also acknowledgment Word forms: acknowledgements 1. singular noun [oft NOUN that] An acknowledgement is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true. The President's resignation appears to be an acknowledgment that he has lost all hope of keeping the country together. He appreciated her acknowledgement of his maturity. [+ of] 2. plural noun The acknowledgements in a book are the section in which the author thanks all the people who have helped him or her. 3. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN] A gesture of acknowledgement, such as a smile, shows someone that you have seen and recognized them. Farling smiled in acknowledgement and gave a bow. Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled. 4. variable noun An acknowledgement is a published statement in which you express your gratitude for or appreciation of something. The benefit to the donor was an acknowledgment of the donation in a printed bulletin. Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint. 5. countable noun An acknowledgement is a letter or message that you receive from someone, telling you that something you have sent to them has arrived. I have received neither an acknowledgment nor a reply. Collocations: public acknowledgement He did not mind the absence of public acknowledgement of his efforts. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yesterday's report brings public acknowledgement of what was allowed to happen. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I just wish that before the end of our lives there could be a public acknowledgement that the good time we had together was the best. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was a public acknowledgement that I didn't like myself much. Times, Sunday Times (2009) His comments were the first public acknowledgement by a US official of the group's existence. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Although the homegrown theme remains, there has been tacit acknowledgement that more can sometimes yield less. Times, Sunday Times Regard it as a compliment: a tacit acknowledgement of your innate good nature, courtesy and placid demeanour. Times, Sunday Times This seems to offer at least tacit acknowledgement of the limited usefulness of attempting to see the poem's manuscripts as a series of classifiable, hence editable, versions. The Times Literary Supplement He omitted a territorial designation from his title, probably in tacit acknowledgement of his limited power. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 承认 Japanese: 承認 |
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