acknowledgment的英文釋義
Noun
1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;
- 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
2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;
- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
3. 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