acquaint,acquaint,acquaintance的用法说明
一、acquaint 使认识,使了解,使熟悉:
She acquainted them with the facts. 她把事实告诉了他们。
I’m not personally acquainted with him. 我本人与他并不熟悉。
【用法说明】
1. acquaint只用作及物动词,不用作不及物动词。若其后没有宾语,应考虑使用be [get, become] acquainted之类的结构,如“我们就是这样认识的”不能译为:
This is how we acquainted. 可改为:
This is how we got [became] acquainted.
2. acquaint的意思不是“熟悉”,而是“使某人熟悉”。要表示熟悉某人,应用be acquainted with sb,如“我熟悉这位经理”不能译为:
I acquaint the manager. 可改为:
I’m acquainted with the manager.
二、acquaintance
1. [C]相识的人,熟人:
He is not a friend, only an acquaintance. 他不是朋友,只是相熟。
2. [S]熟悉,熟知:
It was in the
United States
that I made the acquaintance of Professor Jones. 我是在美国认识琼斯教授的。
【常用短语】
have a passing [nodding, bowing] acquaintance with 与…有浮浅的认识或点头之交:
I have no more than a nodding acquaintance with her novels. 我对她写的小说不甚了解。
have some acquaintance with 对…有点熟悉:
I have some acquaintance with Spanish. 我懂一点西班牙语。make sb’s acquaintance 结识某人:
I made his acquaintance at a party. 我是在一个聚会 上认识他的。on first acquaintance 初次认识:
Most people are nicer than you think on first acquaintance. 大多数人在你初次相识时比你像的要友好。
on [upon] acquaintance 经过进一步的熟悉:
His manner seemed unpleasant at first, but he improved on further acquaintance. 他的举止起初让人很不愉快,但是经过进一步接触他改了许多。
三、acquainted
1. 认识的,相识的:
We are acquainted. 我们认识。
2. 知道的,熟悉的:
Are you acquainted with these facts? 你知道这些事实吗?
【用法说明】
1. be acquainted表示熟悉的“状态”,要表示熟悉的动作,可考虑将be改为get, become等,如“我是去年认识他的”不能译为:
I was acquainted with him last year. 可改为:
I got [became] acquainted with him last year.
2. 若要加强语气,可用closely, fully, well等副词修饰:
He was fully [well] acquainted with the facts. 他完全熟悉事实。