acquaintance
/əˈkweɪntəns/noun
1
- mass noun a person's knowledge or experience of something了解, 知悉：
the pupils had little acquaintance with the language.
学生们对这语言不了解。
1.1
- one's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone浅识; 泛泛之交：
I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.
我与赫伯特重续旧谊。
2
- a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend熟人（只相识但非密友）：
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
一大圈朋友和熟人。
2.1
- mass noun such people considered collectively总称朋友, 熟人：
his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats.
他的众多朋友中包括奥斯卡·王尔德和叶芝。
短语
make the acquaintance of（或make someone's acquaintance）
- meet someone for the first time and come to know them slightly结识某人。
派生词
acquaintanceship
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'mutual knowledge， being acquainted'）： from Old French acointance, from acointier 'make known' （see ACQUAINT）.