acquaint
acquaint
ac.quaint AHD[…-kw³nt“] DJ[*6kwe!nt] KK[*6kwent]
v.tr.（及物动词） ac.quaint.ed,ac.quaint.ing,ac.quaints
1.To cause to come to know personally:
了解，认识：
Let me acquaint you with my family.
请让你认识一下我的家人
2.To make familiar:
使熟悉，了解：
acquainted myself with the controls.
我熟悉了一下规定
3.To inform:
通知，告知：
Please acquaint us with your plans.
请告诉我们你的计划
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishaqueinten
中古英语aqueinten
2.from Old Frenchacointier
源自 古法语acointier
3.from Medieval Latinadcognit³re
源自 中世纪拉丁语adcognit³re
4.from Latinaccognitus [past participle of] accognoscere [to know perfectly]
源自 拉丁语accognitus [] accognoscere的过去分词 [完美地了解]
5.ad- [intensive pref.] * see ad-
ad- [加强前缀] *参见ad-
6.cognoscere [to know] * see cognition
cognoscere [知道] *参见cognition
