obtain
/əbˈteɪn/verb
1
- with obj. get, acquire, or secure (something)得到; 获得：
adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain.
合适的保险不易找得。
2
- no obj. formal be prevalent, customary, or established〈正式〉通用; 流行; 合乎习俗; 得到公认：
the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.
白银价格跌到了公元476年西罗马帝国灭之前地中海沿岸及近东地区其他各地通常的价位。
派生词
obtainability
nounobtainable
adjectiveobtainer
nounobtainment
nounobtention
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere 'obtain, gain'.