Question

41. gnos, gnit, gniz [L, GK]=

Accepted Answer

to know 知
词根gnos 来自拉丁动词gnoscere，意为to know（知），它与noscere 是同一个拉丁词，
只是添加前缀时前面加上g，（这个g 在词根中不读音，在前缀之后才读音。）gnit 是gnoscere
的分词词干，gniz 是gnit 在英语中的变体。

diagnose [dia-=through 通过；gnos=to know 知道；-e→“to know through inquiry 通过查询知
道”→] v. identify a disease after examining the patient 诊断：The doctor diagnosed the illnesss as
influenza.医生诊断该病为流行性感冒。

▽diagnosis [diagnos(e);-is n.] n.诊断（法）；诊断结论

cognition [co-=completely 完全；gnit=to know 知；-ion n.=the act 表行为→“the act of knowing
completely 全知的行为”→] n. knowing;perception 认识（能力）：cognition theory 认识理论

▽cognitive [co-;gnit;-ive a.] a.认识的；认识能力的

recognition [re-=again 再；cognition=knowing 知道→] n.① knowing again 认出，识别：She gave
no sign of recognition of me.她根本没有表示认识我。② admission 承认：We insisted on
recognition of our rights.我们坚持要求承认我们的权利。

▽recognitive [re-;co-;gnit;-ive a.] a.认识的；承认的

recognize [re-=again 再；co-=completely 完全；gniz=to know 知道；-e→] v.① know again 认出：
The boy recognized the word. 男孩认出了那个字。② admit 承认： His qualifications are
recognized in China.他的资格在中国得到承认。

▽recognizable [recogniz(e);-able a.] a.可以认出的；可承认的
recognizee [recogniz(e);-ee n.] n. [律]被保人
recognizor [recogniz(e);-or n.] n. [律]担保人，具保证书人

agnostic [a-=not 不；gnos=to know 知；-tic a.=of……的→“of not knowing 不知道的”→] a. of
the beliefs that nothing can be known 不可知论的：He is agnostic about any phenomenon.他对
任何现象都持不可知的态度。

▽agnostically [（agnostic;-al a.）-ly ad.] ad.持不可知态度地

incognito [in-=not 不；co-=completely 完全；gnit=to know 知；-o a.=-ing ……的→“not being
known 不为人知的”→] Ⅰ a. with one's name hidden 隐姓埋名的：to travel incognito 匿名
旅行Ⅱ n. person who is incognito 隐姓埋名者：to preserve one's incognito 保持隐姓埋名的
身份

precognition [pre-=beforehand 事先；cognition n. 认识→] n. previous cognition or knowledge
预知，早知：He claims the laboratory proof of his precognition.他声称他的预言已获实验证明。

▽precognitive [pre-;cognitive a.] a.预知的，早知的

prognosis [pro-=forward 向前；gnosis=knowing 知→“knowing of forward conditions 知道前景”
→] n. estimate of what will probably happen 预测：The prognosis on finance is poor.财政预测的
前景不佳。

▽prognostic [pro-;gnos;-tic a./n.] a.预兆的n.预兆；预测

N Incognito Knowing Recognition Cognition 完全；Gnit=To Act Re =Again