单词 | recognizant |
释义 | recognizantn.adj. Recognition. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1737 J. Miller Universal Passion iv. i. 49 As for your Master, he's above our Recognizant. B. adj. That shows or gives recognition or acknowledgement; conscious or aware of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adjective] > that perceives, aware wareOE awarea1250 apperceivanta1500 witting?a1513 knowing1586 right-eyed1600 conscious1617 animadversive1642 percipient1692 recognizant1817 cognizant1839 cognizing1862 perceptful1867 the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement or recognition > [adjective] > affording acknowledgement recognizant1817 1817 M. Evans Ægis of Eng. xx. 236 The..recognizant authorities awarded to the second in command a peerage. 1827 Times 1 Nov. 2/4 His motives received the approbation of the Prince, now Pedro IV., of whose kindness at that time he is always recognizant. 1867 E. Yates Forlorn Hope I. iii. 51 His..stately wife might have been..a little more recognisant of the girl's charms. 1906 W. Walker John Calvin xiv. 400 Olevianus, gratefully recognisant of student days at Geneva,..sent Calvin an early copy. 1939 Rev. Politics 1 113 Such universal public praise..is recognisant of the moral authority of the papacy. 1997 Asbury Park Press (Neptune, New Jersey) (Nexis) 23 July c1 Sadly, my family and stay-at-home friends were the only ones interested and recognizant of the value of my chosen path. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1737 |
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