acquire

acquire
verb
[with obj.]
  1. buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself
    （为自己）买到，获得（资产，物品）
    ■learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality)
    学到，习得，培养（技能，习惯，品质）
    you must acquire the rudiments of Greek.
    你必须掌握希腊语的入门知识。
    I've acquired a taste for whisky.
    我养成了喝威士忌酒的爱好。
    ■achieve (a particular reputation) as a result of one's behaviour or activities
    （由于某人的行为或活动而）获得（某种名声）
常用词组
acquired taste
  1. a thing that one has come to like only through experience
    （后天养成的）嗜好
    pumpkin pie is an acquired taste.
    喜欢吃南瓜馅饼是后天养成的嗜好。
    ■a liking of this kind
    嗜好
派生
acquirable
adjective
acquiree
noun
  1. (Finance)(财政,)
acquirer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, based on Latin acquirere 'get in addition', from ad- 'to' + quaerere 'seek'. The English spelling was modified (c 1600) by association with the Latin word
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