Day 333 morning 2021
acquaint：使熟悉
【发音释义】：[ə'kweɪnt] vt. 使熟悉；使认识
【结构分析】： acquaint = ac （= ad ，使) + quaint （认识）→使认识→使熟悉
【词源解释】： quaint ←拉丁语 cognitus （认识）。单词 quaint 的本意是“知识渊博的、见多识广的、聪明的、雅致的”，13世纪时用来形容某物“精巧的”。
14世纪时用来形容某人“聪明而又古怪的”。
从18世纪90年代后用来形容“老式但又迷人的”，中文一般译为“古雅的”。
quaint 本身就是一个很“古雅的”单词。在含有 quaint 的单词中，它依然保持原意，表示“认识”。
【同源词】： quaint （古雅的）， acquaintance （熟人、相识）， acquainted （熟识的）
make the acquaintance of sb.结识某人
I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge,
“That is exactly the way I wanted it! Do you think that this sheep will have to have a great deal of grass?”
“Why?”
“Because where I live everything is very small...”
“There will surely be enough grass for him,” I said. “It is a very small sheep that I have given you.”
He bent his head over the drawing.
“Not so small that… Look! He has gone to sleep.”
And that is how I made the acquaintance of the little prince.
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