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acquired 音标拼音: [əkw'ɑɪɚd] a. 已取得的,已获得的,已成习惯的,后天的 已取得的,已获得的,已成习惯的,後天的 acquired adj 1: gotten through environmental forces; " acquired characteristics ( such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on" Acquire \ Ac* quire"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Acquired}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Acquiring}.] [ L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See { Quest}..] To gain, usually by one' s own exertions; to get as one' s own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits. [ 1913 Webster] No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. -- Barrow. [ 1913 Webster] Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. -- Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See { Obtain}. [ 1913 Webster]
acquired \ acquired\ adj. 1. 1 ( Biol.) gotten through environmental forces. Contrasted with { inherited}. acquired characteristics cannot be passed on noninheritable ( vs. inheritable), nonheritable Syn: nurtural [ WordNet 1. 5] |
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