| 单词 | acknowledgment |
| 释义 | acknowledgment (once / 772 pages) n When you recognize or admit the truth of something, you make an acknowledgment. Your grumpy friend who never gets enough sleep? He needs to make an acknowledgment of what his late nights are doing to his mood. Other kinds of acknowledgments give credit where it's due. Research papers that quote other people's words or ideas contain acknowledgments that name the source. Publicly thanking someone is another kind of acknowledgment. Award winners at the Oscars and other ceremonies often rattle off a big list of names, acknowledgement for their contribution to the winner's success. WORD FAMILYacknowledgment: acknowledgments+/acknowledge: acknowledgeable, acknowledged, acknowledgement, acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledgment/acknowledged: acknowledgedly, unacknowledged/acknowledgement: acknowledgements USAGE EXAMPLESAnd also an acknowledgment of Carrie Fisher’s own undeniable status as a matriarch. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) It’s an acknowledgment of disparity in how, using the same criteria, women rank considerably lower. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) Third, no acknowledgment that discrimination on the basis of religion is wrong. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) 1n the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged Syn|Hyper acknowledgement, recognition acceptance the state of being acceptable and accepted 2n a statement acknowledging something or someone she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her Syn|Hypo|Hyper acknowledgement credits a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) receiptan acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made farewell, word of farewellan acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting greeting, salutation(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) aloha, ciaoan acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shakegrasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) apologyan expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone mea culpaan acknowledgment of your error or guilt commiseration, condolencean expression of sympathy with another's grief declination, regretsa polite refusal of an invitation admissionan acknowledgment of the truth of something thanksan acknowledgment of appreciation stub, ticket stuba torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt bill of lading, waybilla receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so longa farewell remark bon voyage, send-offan organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture well-wishingan expression of good will from one person to another compliments, regard, wish(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare reception, responsethe manner in which something is greeted hailenthusiastic greeting kiss of peace, pax(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist welcomea greeting or reception salutean act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat hello, hi, how-do-you-do, howdy, hulloan expression of greeting good morning, morninga conventional expression of greeting or farewell afternoon, good afternoona conventional expression of greeting or farewell good nighta conventional expression of farewell military greeting, salutea formal military gesture of respect calling card, card, visiting carda printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited confessionan admission of misdeeds or faults appreciationan expression of gratitude thank youa conversational expression of gratitude bow, curtain callan appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience pawn ticketa pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 3n a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book Syn|Hypo|Hyper citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference photo credit a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph cross-index, cross-referencea reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work annotation, notation, note a comment or instruction (usually added) |
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