acquire

英語

詞源

來自中古英語 acqueren，來自古法語 aquerre，來自拉丁語 acquirō；ad- + quaerō (“在……中搜索”)。參見quest。

發音

• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助): /əˈkwaɪəɹ/
• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助): /əˈkwaɪə/

• 音頻 (美國)：

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• 韻部：-aɪə(ɹ)
• 斷字：ac‧quire

動詞

acquire (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 acquires，現在分詞 acquiring，簡單過去時和過去分詞 acquired)

1. (及物) 獲得，取得

   all the riches he acquired were from hard work.

   他獲得的所有財富都來自辛勤勞動。

   One should acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading.

   人應該通過閱讀盡可能多地獲取知識。

   to acquire a skill ― 學到一門技術

   to acquire decent habits and manners ― 養成良好的習慣和禮儀

   • Template:RQ:Barrow Sermon

     No virtue is acquired in an instant, but by degrees, step by step.

   • Template:RQ:Blackstone Commentaries

     Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.

   • 1922，Michael Arlen，「3/19/2」，收錄於“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days：

     Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

2. (醫學) 得病，染病
3. (計算機) 捕獲

同義詞

• (獲得)： attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win

反義詞

• (獲得)： abandon, lose

衍生詞

• acquired taste
• after-acquired title
• pre-acquired

相關詞

• acquisition
• acquirement
• acquisitive
• acquisitory

參見

• obtain
• reach

拉丁語

動詞

acquīre

1. acquīrō 的第二人稱單數現在時主動態命令式