acquaintance

英 [əˈkweɪntəns]

美 [əˈkweɪntəns]

n. 认识的人; 泛泛之交; 熟人; (与某人)认识，略有交情; (对某事物的)了解

Collins.2 / BNC.5967 / COCA.6274

同义词辨析

acquaintance confidant pal【导航词义：熟人】

acquaintancen. 相识的人，熟人

〔辨析〕

指见面点头的熟人，但还不是朋友。

〔例证〕

She is not my friend, just an acquaintance.
她不是我的朋友，只是一个熟人。
His acquaintances are many, but his friends are few.
他的熟人不少，朋友却没几个。

confidantn. 知己，密友

〔辨析〕

指可倾诉衷肠、忠诚可靠之人。

〔例证〕

He is my confidant.
他是我的知己。
The middle-aged woman regarded the boy as her confidant.
这个中年女人把那个男孩当作心腹朋友。

paln. 〈非正式〉朋友，伙伴

〔辨析〕

普通用词，多用于口语，尤指特别要好的朋友。

〔例证〕

He is my pal at school.
他是我学校里的密友。
We've been pals since childhood.
我们打小就是好伙伴。

make sb's acquaintance

make the acquaintance of sb

与某人初次相见；结识某人
to meet sb for the first time
I am delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs Baker.
贝克太太，我很高兴与您相识。
I made the acquaintance of several musicians around that time.
大约在那段时间，我结识了几位音乐家。

of your acquaintance

所认识的；所了解的
that you know
No one else of my acquaintance was as rich or successful.
我所认识的人当中，没有一个人如此富有或者成功。

on first acquaintance

初次相见时
when you first meet sb
Even on first acquaintance it was clear that he was not ‘the right type’.
初次见面就看出他显然不是“对路子的人”。

have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth

noun

认识的人；泛泛之交；熟人
a person that you know but who is not a close friend
1. Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances .
  克莱尔交游很广。
2. He's just a business acquaintance.
  他只是业务上认识的人。
（与某人）认识，略有交情
slight friendship
1. He hoped their acquaintance would develop further.
  他希望他们的交情会进一步发展。
（对某事物的）了解
knowledge of sth
1. I had little acquaintance with modern poetry.
  我对现代诗所知甚少。

N-COUNT 认识的人；泛泛之交
Anacquaintanceis someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
1. The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his...
  业主是他的一位旧相识。
2. I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography.
  我在摄影界交游甚广。
N-VAR 认识;相识
If you have anacquaintance withsomeone, you have met them and you know them.
1. ...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer...
  因为认识一位警官而参与到一件真实谋杀悬案调查的作家
2. On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant.
  初次相见时她表现冷淡并有点爱搭不理。
N-UNCOUNT 了解；熟悉
Youracquaintance witha subject is your knowledge or experience of it.
1. They had little or no acquaintance with philosophy or history...
  他们在哲学或是历史方面几乎一无所知。
PHRASE 与（某人）初次相识;结识(某人)
When youmakesomeone'sacquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a little.
1. I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s...
  我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代早期。
2. I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed.
  很高兴认识您，特威德先生。
PHRASE 所认识的
A personofyouracquaintanceis someone who you have met and know.
1. ...a highly cultivated woman of our acquaintance.
  我们认识的一位很有修养的女性

noun

personal knowledge or information about someone or something
Synonym:familiarityconversanceconversancy
a person with whom you are acquainted
1. I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
2. we are friends of the family
Synonym:friend
a relationship less intimate than friendship
Synonym:acquaintanceship

I have a nodding acquaintance with her.
我和她只是点头之交。
Many people sought his acquaintance.
许多人竭力想结识他。
Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents
哈默的商业背景几乎保证了他能够结识美国总统。
I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed.
很高兴认识您，特威德先生。
I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s
我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代早期。
I found him to be splendid company during the hour of our acquaintance.
在我们相处的那段时间里我发现他是个很好的同伴。
I have only a bowing [ nodding] acquaintance with him.
我和他只有点头之交。
They had little or no acquaintance with philosophy or history
他们在哲学或是历史方面几乎一无所知。
On closer acquaintance, he proved to be a nice man.
对他进一步的了解证明他是一个挺不错的人。
He is an old acquaintance of mine.
他是我的一个旧相识。