
好词典

源自中古英语 aqueyntaunce,来自古法语 acointance,最终源自拉丁语 accognitare(认识)。
❶ 指认识但不熟悉的人,比朋友关系更浅,通常指社交场合中点头之交或偶尔见面的人。
“She has many acquaintances but few close friends.”
(她认识很多人,但知心朋友很少。)
“Most of the people at the party were just acquaintances from work.”
(派对上的大多数人只是工作中认识的熟人。)
casual acquaintances — 指关系非常浅的熟人,可能只是偶尔见面或知道名字的人。
“They were casual acquaintances who only met at community events.”
(他们只是在社区活动上偶尔见面的泛泛之交。)