| 单词 | cognizance |
| 释义 | cognizance /kog"neuh zeuhns, kon"euh-/, n. 1. awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark. 2. Law. a. judicial notice as taken by a court in dealing with a cause. b. the right of taking jurisdiction, as possessed by a court. c. acknowledgment; admission, as a plea admitting the fact alleged in the declaration. 3. the range or scope of knowledge, observation, etc.: Such understanding is beyond his cognizance. 4. Heraldry. a device by which a person or a person's servants or property can be recognized; badge. [1250-1300; ME conisa(u)nce < MF con(o)is(s)ance, equiv. to conois(tre) to know ( < L cognoscere; see COGNITION) + -ance -ANCE; forms with -g- ( < L) from the 16th century] Syn. 1. note, heed, attention, regard, scrutiny. |
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