acknowledge

联想记忆法：将“acknowledge”拆分为“ack”和“nowledge”。想象自己（I）在公开（ack）认识（nowledge）某个事实或成就，如同在公众面前承认。这样的联想可以帮助记忆该单词的含义。

acknowledge 承认

该词ac-为古英语介词on, 俗化为前缀ac-, 去往。knowledge同know, 知道，了解。

acknowledge

acknowledge: see know

acknowledge (v.)

1550s, a blend of Middle English aknow (from Old English oncnawan "understand," from on + cnawan "recognize;" see know) and Middle English knowlechen "admit, acknowledge" (c. 1200; see knowledge). In the merger, a parasitic -c- slipped in, so that while the kn- became a simple "n" sound (as in know), the -c- stepped up to preserve, in this word, the ancient "kn-" sound. Related: Acknowledged; acknowledging.

1. You have to acknowledge that we live in a racist society.

你得承认我们生活在一个有种族偏见的社会中。

2. Doran stuck his head out of the window to acknowledge the cheering.

多兰将头探出窗户向欢呼的人们致谢。

3. Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king'slegitimacy.

一部分神职人员拒绝承认新国王的合法地位。

4. Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings of envy towards his mother.

渐渐地，他开始承认自己羡慕母亲。

5. Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights.

社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。

【acknowledge, assigned, allocate, allot, admit, confess】
acknowledge: 表承认某事可以承担责任
assigned: 用途明确，但“指定”意味强，常常暗示分配人的武断性
allocate: 正式用词，尤指政府部门拨出定额款项的行为
allot: 指完整或定量的东西分为若干份来分配，不强调公平性和数量上的平均
admit: 表被迫承认做过某事
confess: 承认一些不好的事情，常有“忏悔”之意

【acknowledge, admit, confess, recognize, concede】
这些动词均含“承认”之意。
acknowledge: 通常指公开承认某事的真实情况或自己的过错。
admit: 强调因外力或良心驱使或经判断而明确承认，多含不情愿或被迫意味。
confess: 语气较强，着重承认自己意识到的错误或罪行，含坦白忏悔的意味。
recognize: 作“承认”解时，系书面用词，主要指合法的或外交上的承认，也指公认。
concede: 指在事实与证据面前勉强或不得不承认。