acquaintance

释义

acquaint（「使知晓」）+ -ance =「相识的状态」或你所认识的人。两个义项随之而来：略微相识的人，以及对某主题的浅识（a passing acquaintance with French）。

常用搭配

• 1.a casual acquaintance泛泛之交
• 2.make someone's acquaintance结识某人
• 3.passing acquaintance浅识
• 4.wide circle of acquaintances广泛的人脉

例句

• 1.

  He's just an acquaintance, not a close friend.

  他只是个熟人，不是亲密的朋友。

• 2.

  She has a passing acquaintance with classical music.

  她对古典音乐略知一二。

• 3.

  I made his acquaintance at a conference last year.

  我去年在一次会议上结识了他。

易混词辨析

acquaintance 与 friend——acquaintance 是只略微相识的人；friend 是关系亲近的人。a friend of mine 含亲近意；an acquaintance of mine 则刻意保持距离。