acquaint
/əˈkweɪnt/verb
with obj.(acquaint someone with)
1- make someone aware of or familiar with使认识, 使熟悉:
new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes
新员工应熟悉火警疏散路线
you need to acquaint yourself with the house style.
你需要熟悉出版社的印刷风格。
1.1
be acquainted
be an acquaintance认识:I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name
我不认识叫这名字的任何年轻女士
I'll leave you two to get acquainted.
我让你们两个人单独熟悉一下。
词源
Middle English: from Old French acointier 'make known', from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- 'to' + cognoscere 'come to know'.