the process by which knowledge and understanding is developed in the mind 认知;感知;认识 child studies centring on theories of cognition 以认知理论为中心的儿童研究 He has done extensive research into theories of human cognition. 他对人类认知理论进行了广泛的研究。 The connections between cognition and language seem to be similar in all cultures. 认知和语言之间的联系似乎在所有文化中都是相似的。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin cognitio(-), from cognoscere ‘get to know’.