名词

1. （对事实、局面等的）承认
An acknowledgement is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.

2. （作者的）致谢，鸣谢
The acknowledgements in a book are the section in which the author thanks all the people who have helped him or her.

3. 打招呼的表示（如微笑等）
A gesture of acknowledgement, such as a smile, shows someone that you have seen and recognized them.

4. 公开致谢
An acknowledgement is a published statement in which you express your gratitude for or appreciation of something.

5. （表示已收到信函等的）确认通知，收件复函
An acknowledgement is a letter or message that you receive from someone, telling you that something you have sent to them has arrived.

1. a statement acknowledging something or someone

e.g. she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her

Synonym: acknowledgment

2. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

e.g. the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own

Synonym: recognitionacknowledgment