詞語:acquaint
acquaint是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
acquaint
[E5kweint]
vt.
使熟知, 通知
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
acquaint
ac.quaint
AHD:[…-kw3nt「]
D.J.[*6kweint]
K.K.[*6kwent]
v.tr.(及物動詞)
ac.quaint.ed, ac.quaint.ing, ac.quaints
(1)To cause to come to know personally:
瞭解,認識:
Let me acquaint you with my family.
請讓你認識一下我的家人
(2)To make familiar:
使熟悉,瞭解:
acquainted myself with the controls.
我熟悉了一下規定
(3)To inform:
通知,告知:
Please acquaint us with your plans.
請告訴我們你的計劃
語源
(1)Middle English aqueinten
中古英語 aqueinten
(2)from Old French acointier
源自 古法語 acointier
(3)from Medieval Latin adcognit3e
源自 中世紀拉丁語 adcognit3e
(4)from Latin accognitus [past participle of] accognoscere [to know perfectly]
源自 拉丁語 accognitus [] accognoscere的過去分詞 [完美地瞭解]
(5)ad- [intensive pref.] * see ad-
ad- [加強前綴] *參見 ad-
(6)cognoscere [to know] * see cognition
cognoscere [知道] *參見 cognition
現代英漢詞典
acquaint
[E5kweInt]
vt.
(與with 連用)使熟悉;使相識;介紹
習慣用語
be acquainted with
知道;相識
現代英漢綜合大辭典
acquaint
[E5kweint]
vt.
(1)告知, 通知
(2)使熟悉, 使瞭解, 使通曉(with), 介紹
be directly acquainted with
直接瞭解
Let me acquaint you with the facts.
讓我把事實告訴你。
My mother acquainted her with my intention.
我母親把我的意圖告訴了她。
I am already acquainted with him.
我已經和他相熟。
You must acquaint yourself with your new duties.
你必須熟悉你的新任務。
(3)【說明】此詞用於被動語態中, 過去分詞acquainted已經失去動作意義, 相當於一個形容詞。例如: 「我是去年認識他的。」不能譯作: I acquainted him last year. 或 I was acquainted with him last year. 第一句是語態錯誤, 第二句混淆了「狀態」和「動作」, 只能譯成: I got [became] acquainted with him last year. 或 I made his acquaintance last year.
繼承用法
acquainted
adj.
有知識的, 知曉某事的; 結識
習慣用語
acquaint oneself with
熟悉, 通曉, 摸清
acquaint sb. with
把...通知[告訴]某人
acquaint sb. of
把...通知[告訴]某人
be [get] acquainted with
認識(某人); 熟悉(某事)
參考詞彙
見 inform
用法詞典
acquaint
來自拉丁語adcognitare