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TOEFL BNC: 7528 COCA: 7880

recollection

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
recollection /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ noun
plural recollections
recollection
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/
noun
plural recollections
Learner's definition of RECOLLECTION
[noncount] : the act of remembering something or the ability to remember something记忆;回忆;记忆力
[count] : something from the past that is remembered : memory记忆中的往事
TOEFL BNC: 7528 COCA: 7880

recollection

noun

rec·​ol·​lec·​tion ˌre-kə-ˈlek-shən How to pronounce recollection (audio)
1
a
: tranquility of mind
b
: religious contemplation
2
a
: the action or power of recalling to mind
b
: something recalled to the mind
Choose the Right Synonym for recollection

memory, remembrance, recollection, reminiscence mean the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered.

memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered.

gifted with a remarkable memory
that incident was now just a distant memory

remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered.

any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful

recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort.

after a moment's recollection he produced the name

reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past.

my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood

Example Sentences

Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine. She has only a vague recollection of her seventh birthday party. His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.
Recent Examples on the Web The recollection conveniently meant that the trial collapsed and members of the royal family were able to avoid having to testify in front of what was sure to have been a media circus. Variety, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022 The recollection conveniently meant that the trial collapsed and members of the royal family were able to avoid having to testify in front of what was sure to have been a media circus. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 Ivan Erickson’s father, Andy, can’t help but smile at the recollection. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Dr. David Smith was walking his dog last year, past the mural of Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia at the corner of San Francisco’s Haight and Cole Street, when a sudden recollection hit him. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 He was born long after Ukraine gained its independence and had little recollection of the war in which his brother was disabled. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 In her cross-examination Friday, Bonjean is expected to try to challenge Jane’s recollection of events and her motivations for changing her story after so many years. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Many of us have had the experience of driving down the road, deep in our own thoughts yet still able to adhere to stop signs and red lights without having much recollection of doing so. Emily Holland, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Bay Area reporters had no recollection of Kapler saying it. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of recollection was in 1611
TOEFL BNC: 7528 COCA: 7880
recollection

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RECOLLECTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEclear, distinct, vivid清楚的回憶;生動的記憶dim, faint, hazy, vague模糊的回憶;朦朧的記憶;模糊的記憶earliest最初的記憶childhood童年的記憶sudden突然想起painful痛苦的回憶fond深情的回憶He has fond recollections of his first visit to Europe.對於第一次歐洲之行他有着美好的記憶。personal個人回憶VERB + RECOLLECTIONhave (no)(不)記得I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand.我只隱約記得有陽光和沙灘。I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.我對那件事一點兒也記不起來了。share分享記憶It was great to meet with old friends and share recollections.與老朋友見面共同回憶往事是件美妙的事情。smile at, smile in因回憶起⋯而微笑He smiled fondly at the recollection.想起這件往事時他露出了愉悅的微笑。She smiled faintly in recollection of all the fun times they'd had together.回想起他們曾經一起度過的快樂時光,她微微一笑。PREPOSITIONin recollection記得⋯She stared at him in sudden recollection.她凝神而視,忽然認出他來。recollection from來自⋯的回憶recollections from Eliot's own life艾略特生平回憶recollection of⋯的回憶The novel is based on recollections of his childhood in Shanghai.這部小說是根據他在上海的童年記憶寫成的。PHRASESto the best of your recollection如果沒記錯的話To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly), he was not there that day.假如我沒記錯的話,那天他不在場。

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