obtain

obtain
verb
  1. [with obj.]get, acquire, or secure (something)
    得到;获得
    adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain.
    合适的保险不易找得。
  2. [no obj.](formal)be prevalent, customary, or established
    (正式)通用;流行;合乎习俗;得到公认
    the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.
    白银价格跌到了公元476年西罗马帝国灭之前地中海沿岸及近东地区其他各地通常的 价位。
派生
obtainability
noun
obtainable
adjective
obtainer
noun
obtainment
noun
obtention
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere 'obtain, gain'
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