ac·qui·si·tion
noun OPAL W
/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/
/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/
- [uncountable] the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc.
（知识、技能等的）获得，得到 - theories of child language acquisition
幼儿语言习得的理论
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- substantial
- …
- complete
- make
- theories of child language acquisition
- [countable] something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable
（多指贵重的）购得物 - His latest acquisition is a racehorse.
他最近购得一匹赛马。 - The money will be spent on acquisitions for the university library.
这笔钱将用于购买大学图书馆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- substantial
- …
- complete
- make
- His latest acquisition is a racehorse.
- [countable, uncountable] (business) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by somebody, especially another company; the act of buying it
购置物；收购的公司（或产业）；购置；收购 - They have made acquisitions in several EU countries.
他们在几个欧盟国家购买了一些产业。 - the acquisition of shares by employees
雇员购股 - The group has announced its first overseas acquisition: a successful software company.
该集团宣布了其第一笔海外收购：一家成功的软件公司。 - The company has just made another acquisition.
该公司刚刚又完成了一项收购。
WordfinderTopics Businessc1- acquisition
- bid
- broker
- contract
- deal
- merger
- negotiation
- offer
- proposal
- takeover
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- substantial
- …
- complete
- make
- They have made acquisitions in several EU countries.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n-), from the verb acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified (c.1600) by association with the Latin word.