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the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc. （知识、技能等的）获得，得到 theories of child language acquisition 幼儿语言习得的理论
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something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable （多指贵重的）购得物 His latest acquisition is a racehorse. 他最近购得一匹赛马。 The money will be spent on acquisitions for the university library. 这笔钱将用于大学图书馆的采购。
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business 商业 a company, piece of land, etc. bought by somebody, especially another company; the act of buying it 购置物；收购的公司；购置的产业；购置；收购 They have made acquisitions in several EU countries. 他们在几个欧盟国家购买了一些产业。 the acquisition of shares by employees 雇员购股 The group has announced its first overseas acquisition: a successful software company. 该集团宣布了其首次海外收购:一家成功的软件公司。 The company has just made another acquisition. 该公司刚刚又完成了一项收购。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘act of acquiring something’): from Latin acquisitio(n-), from the verb acquirere ‘get in addition’, from ad- ‘to’ + quaerere ‘seek’. The English spelling was modified (c.1600) by association with the Latin word.