acknowledgement

英 [ək'nɒlɪdʒm(ə)nt] 美[ək'nɑlɪdʒmənt]

• n. 承认；确认；感谢

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 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"