| 释义 |
rec·ol·lect
\ˌrekəˈlekt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin recollectus, from past participle of recolligere to recall to mind, from Latin, to gather again
transitive verb
1.
a. : to recall the knowledge of : call to mind
< recollected having seen her somewhere >
b. : to recall something forgotten to (oneself)
< recollected himself just in time and addressed her by name >
2. : to cause (as oneself, one's mind) to be absorbed in thought, meditation, or contemplation
< could not recollect herself in church >
intransitive verb
: to call something to mind : remember something : have a recollection
Synonyms: see remember |