一、基本释义:

Acquaintance是一个名词,用来描述一种人与人之间相互了解、但不一定非常熟悉的关系。这种关系可能基于共同的兴趣爱好、工作或学习经历等。例如,你可能会说:“We are acquaintances through our shared interest in music.”(我们因对音乐的共同兴趣而相识。)

二、用法例句:

1. She is an acquaintance of mine who I met at a conference last year.

   (她是我在去年会议上认识的一个熟人。)

2. My acquaintance with her began when we were in the same class in high school.

   (我和她的相识始于高中时期,我们在同一班级。)

3. I've made several acquaintances through my work in the past few months.

   (在过去的几个月里,我通过工作结识了许多人。)

三、同义词辨析:

Acquaintance与以下词汇意思相近,但它们之间存在一定的差别:

1. Friend: Friend通常指一种更加亲密的关系,表示两个人之间有深厚的友谊。而acquaintance则用于描述一种相对较浅的、不太亲密的关系。例如:

   - She is my friend since childhood, while he is just an acquaintance.

     (她是我的童年朋友,而他只是一个熟人。)

***Companion: Companion通常指一种相互陪伴的关系,如旅伴、同事等。而acquaintance则更侧重于描述一种了解但不一定熟悉的关系。例如:

   - My travel companion and I have been acquainted for a few years, but we are not close friends.

     (我的旅伴和我已经相识几年了,但我们并不是亲密的朋友。)

3. Associate: Associate通常指一种基于共同利益或目标的关系,如商业伙伴、同事等。而acquaintance则更侧重于描述一种了解但不一定熟悉的关系。例如:

   - My business associate and I have been acquainted for many years, but we don't know each other very well.

     (我的商业伙伴和我已经相识多年,但我们并不十分了解对方。)