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。
- “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。)
- “The bank acquired three regional lenders last year.” (该行去年收购了三家地区性贷款机构。)
- “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。)