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Acquired

指通过努力或交易得到某物(acquired skills)、企业并购(acquired the startup)、医学里 acquired disease 指“后天获得的”而非先天。

  1. “She acquired fluent Spanish while working in Madrid.” (她在马德里工作期间练出了流利西班牙语。)
  2. “The bank acquired three regional lenders last year.” (该行去年收购了三家地区性贷款机构。)
  3. “He acquired a taste for spicy food after moving to Sichuan.” (搬到四川后,他养成了吃辣的习惯。)

拉丁语 acquirere,ad-(向)+ quaerere(寻求),与 inquire、require 中的 quire/quer 同源。

ac-(向)+ quir(求)+ -ed;名词 acquisition,形容词 acquired(后天的)。

商业新闻高频词 acquired company;教育语境 acquired knowledge 与 innate ability 对比。免疫学 acquired immunity 指后天免疫。

  • 固定搭配: “acquired taste” (后天养成的喜好), “acquired company” (被收购公司), “newly acquired” (新获得的)
  • 名词: acquisition

quire 像 question 里的“求”——主动求来就是 acquire;acquired 是“已经到手了”。

“The museum acquired a rare manuscript through a private donation.” (博物馆通过私人捐赠获得了一份罕见手稿。)