acquire
/əˈkwaɪə(r)/verb
with obj.
1- buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself（为自己）买到, 获得（资产, 物品）。
1.1
- learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality)学到, 习得, 培养（技能, 习惯, 品质）：
you must acquire the rudiments of Greek
你必须掌握希腊语的入门知识
I've acquired a taste for whisky.
我养成了喝威士忌酒的爱好。
1.2
- achieve (a particular reputation) as a result of one's behaviour or activities（由于某人的行为或活动而）获得（某种名声）。
短语
acquired taste
1
- a thing that one has come to like only through experience（后天养成的）嗜好：
pumpkin pie is an acquired taste.
喜欢吃南瓜馅饼是后天养成的嗜好。
1.1
- a liking of this kind嗜好。
派生词
acquirable
adjectiveacquiree
noun （Finance 【财政】）acquirer
noun词源
late Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, based on Latin acquirere 'get in addition'， from ad- 'to' + quaerere 'seek'. The English spelling was modified （c. 1600） by association with the Latin word.