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acquaintance n.熟人；相识；了解 (1) 他不是朋友我的,只是个熟人。(2) 我是在一次聚会上认识他的。(3) 他们相识多年。(4) 他对这件事的了解很有限。(5) 经过进一步的了解，我发现他是一个好青年。 The root of acquaintance is the Old French word acointier, a verb meaning “make known.” Being the acquaintance of a person or topic means that you know something about it. An acquaintance is less intimate than a friend, like a person in your class whose name you know, but that’s it. When you “make the acquaintance of” someone, you meet them for the first time. If you know nothing about eggplants, you’d say, “I have little acquaintance with eggplants.”

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英 [ə'kweɪntəns] 美 [ə'kweɪntəns] (1) He is not a friend of mine, only an acquaintance.(2) I made his acquaintance at a party.(3) Their acquaintance was of long standing.(4) He has only a limited acquaintance with the matter.(5) Upon further acquaintance I found him a good youth. An acquaintance is someone you know a little about, but they’re not your best friend or anything. Acquaintance is also having knowledge about something specific, like horror films or the farming techniques of Chinese peasants. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]认识的人；泛泛之交 An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.   [oft with poss]The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his...业主是他的一位旧相识。I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography.我在摄影界交游甚广。2[N-VAR 可变名词]认识；相识 If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them.   [oft poss N]...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer...因为认识一位警官而参与到一件真实谋杀悬案调查的作家On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant.初次相见时她表现冷淡并有点爱搭不理。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]了解；熟悉 Your acquaintance with a subject is your knowledge or experience of it.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]They had little or no acquaintance with philosophy or history...他们在哲学或是历史方面几乎一无所知。4[PHRASE 短语]与（某人）初次相识；结识(某人) When you make someone's acquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a little.   [V inflects]  [FORMAL 正式]I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s...我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代早期。I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed.很高兴认识您，特威德先生。5[PHRASE 短语]所认识的 A person of your acquaintance is someone who you have met and know.   [n PHR]  [FORMAL 正式]...a highly cultivated woman of our acquaintance.我们认识的一位很有修养的女性

英语单词	acquaintance
英美音标	英 [ə'kweɪntəns] 美 [ə'kweɪntəns]
中文释义	n.熟人；相识；了解
英语例句	(1) He is not a friend of mine, only an acquaintance. (2) I made his acquaintance at a party. (3) Their acquaintance was of long standing. (4) He has only a limited acquaintance with the matter. (5) Upon further acquaintance I found him a good youth.
中文例句	(1) 他不是朋友我的,只是个熟人。 (2) 我是在一次聚会上认识他的。 (3) 他们相识多年。 (4) 他对这件事的了解很有限。 (5) 经过进一步的了解，我发现他是一个好青年。
vocabulary简明	An acquaintance is someone you know a little about, but they’re not your best friend or anything. Acquaintance is also having knowledge about something specific, like horror films or the farming techniques of Chinese peasants.
vocabulary扩展	The root of acquaintance is the Old French word acointier, a verb meaning “make known.” Being the acquaintance of a person or topic means that you know something about it. An acquaintance is less intimate than a friend, like a person in your class whose name you know, but that’s it. When you “make the acquaintance of” someone, you meet them for the first time. If you know nothing about eggplants, you’d say, “I have little acquaintance with eggplants.”
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]认识的人；泛泛之交 An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. [oft with poss] The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his... 业主是他的一位旧相识。 I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography. 我在摄影界交游甚广。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]认识；相识 If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them. [oft poss N] ...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer... 因为认识一位警官而参与到一件真实谋杀悬案调查的作家 On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant. 初次相见时她表现冷淡并有点爱搭不理。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]了解；熟悉 Your acquaintance with a subject is your knowledge or experience of it. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] They had little or no acquaintance with philosophy or history... 他们在哲学或是历史方面几乎一无所知。 4 [PHRASE 短语]与（某人）初次相识；结识(某人) When you make someone's acquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a little. [V inflects] [FORMAL 正式] I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s... 我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代早期。 I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed. 很高兴认识您，特威德先生。 5 [PHRASE 短语]所认识的 A person of your acquaintance is someone who you have met and know. [n PHR] [FORMAL 正式] ...a highly cultivated woman of our acquaintance. 我们认识的一位很有修养的女性

Acquaintance I Person Met [Formal 正式 Friend Made