Acquired



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 后天习得的
• ［英］ adj. 后天习得的 ( gained through one's own efforts or actions) ;
• ［类］ 反义词: indigenous ( 天生的)
• ［记］ ac+quir ( 寻求) +ed -> 一再寻求 -> 努力得到

Webster Collegiate

• Function: transitive verb
• Inflected Form: ac·quired ; ac·quir·ing
• Etymology: Middle English aqueren, from Anglo-French acquerre, from Latin acquirere, from ad- + quaerere to seek, obtain
• Date: 15th century

• 1 : to get as one's own:
  • a : to come into possession or control of often by unspecified means
  • b : to come to have as a new or added characteristic, trait, or ability (as by sustained effort or natural selection) <acquire fluency in French> <bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics>
  • 2 : to locate and hold (a desired object) in a detector <acquire a target by radar>

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