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单词 acquaintance
释义 ac·quaint·ance
\-tən(t)s, -tən-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English acointaunce, aquaintaunce, from Middle French acointance, from acointier + -ance
1.
 a. : personal knowledge
  < an acquaintance with all types of men >
  : familiarity, experience
  < long acquaintance with Amazon river Indians >
 b. : the quality or state of being acquainted : mutual knowledge or familiarity
  < their acquaintance was of long standing >
2.
 a. : persons with whom one is acquainted
  < let your men-acquaintance be of your husband's choice — Jonathan Swift >
  — sometimes plural in constr.
  < the acquaintance … were unworthy of her — Jane Austen >
 b. : a not particularly close or intimate friend : a person with whom one has had some social contact but for whom one has no strong personal attachment
Synonyms: see friend
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