acquisition
/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/noun
1
- an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum（尤指图书馆或博物馆经购置或获得的）资产, 物品。
1.1
- an act of purchase of one company by another（一家公司对另一家公司的）收购。
1.2
- mass noun buying or obtaining assets or objects资产购置（或获得）, 购得物, 获得物：
western culture places a high value on material acquisition.
西方文化很重视获得物质。
2
- mass noun the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality（技能、习惯或品质的）习得, 培养：
the acquisition of management skills.
管理技能的习得。
词源
late middle English （in the sense 'act of acquiring something'）：from Latin acquisitio（n-）, from the verb acquirere （see ACQUIRE）.