recollection

noun

/ˌrekəˈlekʃn/

(formal)

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[uncountable] the ability to remember something; the act of remembering something synonym memory
- recollection (of doing something) I have no recollection of meeting her before.
- recollection (of something) My recollection of events differs from his.
- To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly) I was not present at that meeting.
Extra Examples
- I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.
- She smiled faintly in recollection of all the fun times they'd had together.
- She stared at him in sudden recollection.
- To the best of my recollection , he was not there that day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- distinct
- vivid
- …
verb + recollection
- have (no)
- share
- smile at
- …
preposition
- in recollection
- recollection from
- recollection of
- …
phrases
- to the best of your recollection
See full entry
[countable] a thing that you remember from the past synonym memory
- to have a clear/vivid/dim/vague recollection of something
- his early recollections of his father
Extra Examples
- He smiled fondly at the recollection.
- I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand.
- It was great to meet with old friends and share recollections.
- The novel is based on recollections of his childhood in Shanghai.
- The place brought back painful recollections.
- recollections from Eliot's own life
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- distinct
- vivid
- …
verb + recollection
- have (no)
- share
- smile at
- …
preposition
- in recollection
- recollection from
- recollection of
- …
phrases
- to the best of your recollection
See full entry

Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the action of gathering things together again): from French or medieval Latin recollectio(n-), from the verb recolligere ‘gather again’, from re- ‘back’ + colligere ‘collect’.

单词	recollection
释义	recollection noun /ˌrekəˈlekʃn/ /ˌrekəˈlekʃn/ (formal) jump to other results [uncountable] the ability to remember something; the act of remembering something synonym memory recollection (of doing something) I have no recollection of meeting her before. recollection (of something) My recollection of events differs from his. To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly) I was not present at that meeting. Extra Examples I have absolutely no recollection of the incident. She smiled faintly in recollection of all the fun times they'd had together. She stared at him in sudden recollection. To the best of my recollection , he was not there that day. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clear distinct vivid … verb + recollection have (no) share smile at … preposition in recollection recollection from recollection of … phrases to the best of your recollection See full entry [countable] a thing that you remember from the past synonym memory to have a clear/vivid/dim/vague recollection of something his early recollections of his father Extra Examples He smiled fondly at the recollection. I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand. It was great to meet with old friends and share recollections. The novel is based on recollections of his childhood in Shanghai. The place brought back painful recollections. recollections from Eliot's own life Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clear distinct vivid … verb + recollection have (no) share smile at … preposition in recollection recollection from recollection of … phrases to the best of your recollection See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the action of gathering things together again): from French or medieval Latin recollectio(n-), from the verb recolligere ‘gather again’, from re- ‘back’ + colligere ‘collect’.
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