• vt. 使熟悉；使认识

前缀ac-同ad-, 去，往。quaint来自法语，来自拉丁语cogniscere，前缀co, 加强，词根gn, 知道，同can, know.

acquaint

acquaint: [13] Acquaint is connected with quaint, distant though they may seem in meaning. It comes via Old French acointer from medieval Latin accognitāre, which was based ultimately on cognitus, the past participle of cognoscere ‘know’. Cognitus gave English cognition, of course, but also quaint (cognitus developed into cointe, queinte in Old French, and came to mean ‘skilled, expert’; this led later to the notion of being skilfully made or elegant, which eventually degenerated into ‘agreeably curious’).
=> cognition, quaint

acquaint (v.)

early 13c., from Old French acointier "make known, make acquaintance of," from Vulgar Latin accognitare "to make known," from Latin accognitus "acquainted with," past participle of accognoscere "know well," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + cognitus, past participle of cogniscere "come to know," from com- "with" (see com-) + gnoscere "know" (see notice (n.)). Originally reflexive, "to make oneself known;" sense of "to gain for oneself personal knowledge of" is from early 14c. Related: Acquainted; acquainting.

1. The proprietor was an old acquaint-ance of his.

业主是他的一位旧相识。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Please acquaint me with the facts of the case.

请把这事的实情告诉我。

来自《权威词典》

3. Acquaint him with your plans.

把你的计划告知他.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. You must acquaint yourself with your new duties.

你必须熟悉你的新任务.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Let me acquaint you with the facts.

让我把事实告诉你.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》