acquired
acquired — 動詞
- acquiredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- acquireds3rd person singular
- acquireding-ing form
- acquirededpast simple
1. to come to own something through your own actions, effort, or money
獲得；取得
透過努力或花錢擁有某物
to come to own something through your own actions, effort, or money
The museum acquired a rare collection of Ming Dynasty pottery last spring.
去年春天，該博物館獲得了一批稀有的明代陶器收藏。
acquire + noun phrase (valuable collectible)
Over the years, Leo has acquired an impressive library of first-edition novels.
多年來，Leo 收藏了令人印象深刻的首版小說。
The new bakery in Kaohsiung struggled to acquire the industrial ovens it needed to increase its daily output.
高雄新開的麵包店難以購得提高日產量所需的工業烤箱。
After the merger, the Indonesian logistics firm acquired three new distribution centres in Vietnam and one in Cambodia.
合併之後，這家印尼物流公司在越南獲得了三座新的配送中心，在柬埔寨獲得了一座。
Gabriel acquired the painting at a local charity auction for a very reasonable price.
Gabriel 在當地的慈善拍賣會上以非常合理的價格買到了那幅畫。
文法句型
acquire + noun phrase
用法筆記
Object is typically a physical item, collection, asset, or property that changes owner through deliberate action. Distinct from sense 2 (BUY BUSINESS), which specifically involves companies or shares.
常見錯誤
2. to obtain control of a company, property, or a financial holding by purchasing i
收購
以購買方式取得公司或股權
to obtain control of a company, property, or a financial holding by purchasing it
The retail group acquired three regional supermarket chains last quarter.
該零售集團上季收購了三家區域性連鎖超市。
acquire + company name / type of organisation
Hassan's firm acquired a twenty percent stake in the renewable energy start-up.
Hassan 的公司收購了那家再生能源新創公司百分之二十的股權。
A Japanese electronics giant has acquired the software developer for two billion dollars.
一家日本電子公司以二十億美元收購了這家軟體開發商。
Carlos's private equity firm plans to acquire three retail chains across Southeast Asia.
Carlos 的私募股權公司計劃收購東南亞的三家零售連鎖店。
The Watanabe family trust acquired a fifteen percent stake in the local railway company last year.
Watanabe 家族信託去年收購了當地鐵路公司百分之十五的股權。
文法句型
acquire + company / subsidiary / shares
用法筆記
Frequently passive in financial news ('was acquired by…'). The subject is usually a corporation, investment group, or government entity. Unlike sense 1 (GET), this sense always involves a transaction and is restricted to organisations as objects.
常見錯誤
3. to gain a new ability, knowledge, or a way of behaving through experience, study
學得；養成
透過學習掌握非物質的能力或習慣
to gain a new ability, knowledge, or a way of behaving through experience, study, or practice — for example, picking up a second language or learning how to manage a team
Living abroad helped Eliska acquire fluency in Spanish within two years.
旅居海外讓 Eliska 在兩年內學會了流利的西班牙語。
acquire + fluency / skill through experience
Children acquire social skills by playing and sharing with others at school.
孩子們透過在學校一起玩耍和分享來學習社交技巧。
Through her online courses, Anna acquired the programming knowledge needed for the job.
Anna 透過線上課程獲得了這份工作所需的程式設計知識。
You can acquire good study habits by setting a regular schedule and sticking to it.
你可以透過設定規律時間表並堅持執行來養成良好的讀書習慣。
Dario acquired a taste for spicy food during his travels through Southeast Asia.
Dario 在東南亞旅行期間養成了對辛辣食物的喜好。
文法句型
acquire + a skill / knowledge / a language
用法筆記
Often used with abstract objects: skills, knowledge, habits, tastes, a language. Emphasises a gradual process rather than a single learning event. 'Acquire a taste for X' is a fixed collocation meaning to learn to like something over time.
常見錯誤
4. to legally obtain the permission to publish, broadcast, or sell a creative work
取得權利
獲得出版或銷售某作品的許可
to legally obtain the permission to publish, broadcast, or sell a creative work or product
The film studio acquired the rights to the bestselling fantasy novel series.
這家電影公司取得了那部暢銷奇幻小說系列的改編權。
acquire + the rights to [work]
A German publisher acquired the translation rights for Saira's debut poetry collection.
一家德國出版社取得了 Saira 首部詩集的翻譯權。
The streaming platform acquired exclusive broadcasting rights for the tournament.
該串流平台取得了這場賽事的獨家轉播權。
A Korean educational publisher acquired the licence to produce Mandarin textbooks aligned with Taiwan's new high school curriculum.
一家韓國教育出版社取得了授權，可出版符合台灣新高中課程的華語教材。
- obtain the rights to
slightly more formal; same meaning
- licence
verb form; to grant or obtain official permission
文法句型
acquire + the rights / the licence
用法筆記
The object is almost always an intangible right ('rights', 'licence', 'permission'). Subject is typically a publisher, broadcaster, film studio, or streaming service. Distinguish from sense 2 (BUY BUSINESS), where the object is the organisation itself rather than a permission.
5. to develop an illness or health condition that was not present at birth — often
感染；罹患
後天出現疾病或健康問題
to develop an illness or health condition that was not present at birth — often used in medical writing about diseases that appear after birth
The patient acquired a hospital infection after a long stay in the intensive care unit.
該病患在加護病房長期住院後感染了院內疾病。
medical register: acquired + infection / condition
Ziad acquired a rare neurological condition following the car accident.
Ziad 在車禍後罹患了一種罕見的神經系統疾病。
Many of the older residents acquired the virus during a community outbreak last winter.
去年冬天社區疫情爆發期間，許多年長居民感染了該病毒。
The doctor said the lung damage was acquired through years of factory dust exposure.
醫生表示，他的肺部損傷是在多年工廠粉塵暴露中所獲得的。
文法句型
acquire + an illness / a condition / an infection
用法筆記
Medical or formal context. In everyday speech, 'catch' or 'get' is more natural ('He caught a cold'). 'Acquired' is used in clinical writing and is the standard term in 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome' (AIDS).
常見錯誤
acquired — 形容詞
- acquiredpositive
- more acquiredcomparative
- most acquiredsuperlative
1. obtained or developed through one's own actions or effort rather than being born
後天獲得的
透過努力得來，非與生俱來
obtained or developed through one's own actions or effort rather than being born with it
Her acquired confidence from years of public speaking made her an excellent team leader.
她多年公開演講所獲得的自信，使她成為出色的團隊領導者。
acquired confidence / skill / trait
The chef's techniques were mostly self-taught and acquired through trial and error.
這位主廚的烹調技法多為自學，是在不斷嘗試與錯誤中獲得的。
predicative: were + acquired through
Maja's acquired knowledge of traditional herbal medicine came from her grandmother's teachings.
Maja 的傳統草藥知識是從祖母的教導中習得的。
Through years of daily drills, Soojin's acquired habit of checking her grammar felt as natural as her instinct for writing.
經過多年的每日練習，Soojin 檢查文法的後天習慣變得和她寫對話的天生直覺一樣自然。
The leadership skills she demonstrated were clearly acquired, not something she was born with.
她展現的領導能力顯然是後天學習的，並非與生俱來。
文法句型
acquired + noun
be + acquired
用法筆記
Often used to contrast learned or developed qualities with inborn or natural ones. Common collocates: 'acquired taste', 'acquired skill', 'acquired knowledge', 'acquired habit'.
常見錯誤
2. appearing in someone after birth through illness, injury, or lifestyle, instead
後天性的
出生後才出現，非先天遺傳
appearing in someone after birth through illness, injury, or lifestyle, instead of being present at birth or passed through genes
Acquired deafness can occur at any age from illness, injury, or exposure to loud noise.
後天性耳聾可能因疾病、受傷或暴露於噪音而在任何年齡發生。
medical: acquired + condition (contrasted with congenital)
The researcher distinguished between congenital heart defects and acquired heart conditions.
該研究人員區分了先天性心臟缺損與後天性心臟疾病。
Unlike inherited disorders, acquired mutations happen in body cells during a person's lifetime.
與遺傳性突變不同，後天突變發生在一個人生命期間的體細胞中。
The patient's vision loss was acquired, not genetic, so her children face no extra risk.
該患者的視力喪失是後天性的而非基因問題，因此她的孩子沒有額外風險。
- non-congenital
direct medical antonym of 'congenital'
- adventitious
very formal; appearing in someone after birth
- congenital
present from birth
- hereditary
passed through genes from parents
- inborn
existing naturally from birth
文法句型
acquired + noun
be + acquired
用法筆記
Primarily used in medical and biological contexts, where the key contrast is between 'congenital/hereditary' (present at birth or genetic) and 'acquired' (developed later). Frequently paired with 'rather than' to show this contrast.
常見錯誤
3. describing a physical feature or behaviour pattern that an organism develops bec
環境塑造的
因環境因素而形成的特徵
describing a physical feature or behaviour pattern that an organism develops because of its surroundings, not because of its genetic inheritance
The Himalayan blue sheep's thick winter coat is an acquired trait that develops in response to the mountain's freezing temperatures.
喜馬拉雅藍羊的厚冬季皮毛是為了因應山上嚴寒溫度而形成的後天性特徵。
acquired trait + resulting from [environmental factor]
A pine tree on a windy coast often shows acquired changes in trunk shape, bending away from the sea breeze.
生長在多風海岸的松樹常會出現後天性樹幹形狀變化，朝海風吹來的反方向彎曲生長。
Marine biologists in Okinawa are studying whether young dolphins learn the acquired behaviour of foraging with tools.
沖繩的海洋生物學家正在研究年幼海豚是否學會了用工具覓食的後天性行為。
The bird's song pattern is acquired through listening to older birds in its environment.
這種鳥的歌聲是透過聆聽環境中較年長的鳥類而學得的。
- environmentally induced
precise scientific term; specifies the cause
- adaptive
focus on the trait's function in response to surroundings
- genetic
determined by genes
- hereditary
passed through inheritance
- innate
present from the start, not shaped by environment
文法句型
acquired + noun
be + acquired
用法筆記
Technical term in evolutionary biology. 'Acquired characteristics' refers historically to the (now-disproven in its strong form) Lamarckian idea that traits developed during an organism's life could be inherited by offspring. Modern usage simply describes traits shaped by environment without the inheritance claim.