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ac·knowl·edge AHD[ăk-nŏlʹĭj] D.J.[ækˈnɒlɪdʒ]K.K.[ækˈnɑlɪdʒ]v.tr.（及物动词）ac.knowl.edged, ac.knowl.edg.ing, ac.knowl.edg.es 缩写 ack.- To admit the existence, reality, or truth of.承认：确认某物的存在、现实或真相
- To recognize as being valid or having force or power.确认有效，承认权威：确认有效或有权力或权威
- To express recognition of:承认：表示承认…：acknowledge a friend's smile.对一个朋友的笑做出反应
- To express thanks or gratitude for.答谢，致谢，鸣谢：表示对…的感谢或感激
- To report the receipt of.告知收到，确认收悉
- Law To accept or certify as legally binding:【法律】 公证，确认：作为法律约束力而接受或确认：acknowledge a deed.确认一行为
- Probably blend of Middle English knowlechen [to acknowledge] from knowen [to know] * see know 可能混合了 中古英语 knowlechen [认识] 源自 knowen [知道] * 参见 know
- Middle English aknouen [to recognize] from Old English oncnāwan [to know] on- [on] * see on cnāwan [to know] * see know 中古英语 aknouen [确认] 源自 古英语 oncnāwan [知道] on- [在…上] * 参见 on cnāwan [知道] * 参见 know
acknowlʹedgeable adj.（形容词）acknowledge, admit, own, avow, confess, concede- These verbs mean to make a disclosure, usually with reluctance or under pressure. To这些动词都表示不情愿或在压力之下揭示真相。
- acknowledge is to accept responsibility for something one makes known: acknowledge 表示承担使某事公开的责任： He acknowledged that the purchase had been a mistake.他承认购买那东西是个错误之举。
- Admit usually implies marked reluctance in acknowledging one's acts or accepting a different point of view: Admit 常常暗含不情愿承认某人的行为或接受不同的观点： "There are some faults which men readily admit, but others not so readily" (Epictetus). “虽然有人承认了一些错误，但另一些不是这么主动” （爱比克泰德）。
- Own stresses personal acceptance of and responsibility for one's thoughts or deeds: Own 强调对某人的思想和行为的个人接受或个人责任： She owned that she had fears for the child's safety.她承认她对孩子的安全担心。
- Avow, a strong term, means to assert openly and boldly: Avow， 一带强烈意义的词，表示公开大胆地宣扬： "Many a man thinks, what he is ashamed to avow" (Samuel Johnson). “很多人都考虑过那些他们羞于说出来的事” （萨谬尔·约翰逊）。
- Confess usually emphasizes disclosure of something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: Confess 通常指揭露对某人不利或有损坏的事： I have to confess that I lied to you. To 我得承认我对你撒了谎。
- concede is to admit something, such as the validity of an argument, often against one's will: concede 指确认论点的有效性等事，通常是指违背某人意愿的： The lawyer refused to concede that the two cases were at all similar. 律师拒绝做出这两宗案件相似的表示。
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