acquainted(形容词):熟悉的;了解的;认识的(常与 with 连用:be acquainted with)。也可指“与某人认识”(be acquainted with someone),但通常不如 be friends with 亲密。
/əˈkweɪntɪd/
I’m acquainted with the new software.
我了解这款新软件。
Although she was acquainted with the author’s work, she still found the latest novel surprisingly difficult to interpret.
尽管她熟悉这位作者的作品,她仍然觉得这部新小说出人意料地难以解读。
acquainted 来自动词 acquaint,源自古法语 acointier(意为“使熟悉、使认识”),与拉丁语 cognoscere(认识、了解)在意义上相关。词形中 -ed 表示“已被……的/处于……状态的”,因此 acquainted 强调“处于熟悉/认识的状态”。