cognizance

1. PHRASE If you take cognizance of something, you take notice of it or acknowledge it. 察覺[正式]

The government failed to take cognizance of their protest. 政府沒能察覺他們的抗議。

2. N-UNCOUNT Cognizance is knowledge or understanding. 認(rèn)知; 理解[正式] [oft N 'of' n]

...the teacher's developing cognizance of the child's intellectual activity. ...老師對(duì)孩子智力活動(dòng)的逐步認(rèn)知。