unrecognizably

/ˌʌnɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzəbli/ adv

Beyond recognition

Word Origin Recognize comes from Latin recognoscere 'to know again' — re- 'again' and cognoscere 'to know.' Unrecognizably means so changed that you can't know it again. The root cognoscere gives us cognition, cognitive, cognizant, and also ignorant (not knowing). The breakdown un+recogniz+able+ly shows the layers: not + know again + able + adverb.

adv Beyond recognition

The city had changed so much over the decades that it was unrecognizably different.

(副词) 无法辨认地

这座城市几十年间变化如此之大,已经变得面目全非。

(adverbio) De manera irreconocible; más allá de lo reconocible.

La ciudad había cambiado tanto a lo largo de las décadas que era **irreconociblemente** diferente.

(adverbe) de manière méconnaissable; irrémédiablement [Au point d'être méconnaissable ; à un degré tel qu'on ne peut plus identifier.]

La ville avait tellement changé au fil des décennies qu'elle était devenue méconnaissable.

(Adverb) bis zur Unkenntlichkeit; nicht wiederzuerkennen [In einem Ausmaß, dass etwas nicht mehr wiederzuerkennen ist.]

Die Stadt hatte sich über die Jahrzehnte so stark verändert, dass sie **unrecognizably** anders war.

(副詞) 認識できないほど、見分けがつかないほど

その街は何十年もの間にとても変わり、認識できないほど違っていた。

(advérbio) irreconhecivelmente; de modo irreconhecível [Além do reconhecimento; de modo irreconhecível.]

A cidade mudou tanto ao longo das décadas que estava irreconhecivelmente diferente.

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