单词 | acquisite |
释义 | † acquisiteadj. Obsolete. Acquired, gained, obtained. Also as past participle. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired yfetc893 begottenOE conquestc1330 gottena1400 achieveda1460 obtent?a1475 acquired?1483 obtained1520 acquisite1528 got?1548 adepted1553 won1553 gained1598 acquisited1613 acquisted1613 gleaneda1616 attained1861 1528 King Henry VIII Let. in R. Fiddes Life Wolsey (1724) 175 Much of the good that buildeth the same, should not be the best acquisite, and gotten, reckoninge it to come..unlawfully. 1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull f. xi This is acquisite fayth gotten by laboure, studie, or hearyng. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. ii. 20 A Humor is a liquid or fluent part of the Body..either innate and borne with vs, or adventitious and acquisite. a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1634) 323 It is not only put into the mind as acquisit habits are, but it is ingrafted as any naturall disposition is. 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 10 Good education and acquisite wisdom ought to correct the fluxible fault, if any such be. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 63 Which could not be from any habit barely acquisite by the exercise of Faculties. 1699 T. Edwards Paraselene dismantled of her Cloud 160/1 It must either be an acquisite, derivative, or an infused Quality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1528 |
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