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語源

Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance.

発音

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA: /ɹɪˈkɒnɪsəns/; /ɹiˈkɒnɪsəns/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA: /ɹəˈkɒnəsəns/
• ハイフネーション: re‧con‧nais‧sance

名詞

reconnaissance (countable and uncountable, plural reconnaissances)

1. The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
   • 1973, Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama:

     The third member, Sergeant Pieter Rousseau, had been with the back-up teams at the Hub; he was an expert on space reconnaissance instrumentation, but on this trip he would have to depend on his own eyes and a small portable telescope.

派生語

関連する語

• reconnoiter, reconnoitre

Further reading

• reconnaissance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia