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recollection

UK //ˌrekəˈlekʃn//US //ˌrekəˈlekʃn//

词源

源自拉丁语 'recollectio',由 're-'(重新)和 'colligere'(收集)组成,字面意思是重新收集记忆。

noun

❶ 指对过去事件或信息的记忆或回想,通常强调通过努力回忆而想起的内容。

“I have no recollection of meeting him before.”

(我完全不记得以前见过他。)

“Her recollection of the accident was hazy.”

(她对事故的记忆很模糊。)

同义词:memory, remembrance, recall

常见短语

to the best of one's recollection — 表示根据某人所能记得的内容,通常用于不确定但尽力回忆的情况。

“To the best of my recollection, the meeting was scheduled for 3 PM.”

(就我记忆所及,会议原定于下午3点举行。)