acquaintance

1. N-COUNT An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. 相識(shí)之人

He exchanged a few words with the proprietor, an old acquaintance of his. 他跟一位業(yè)主，他的一位老相識(shí)交談了幾句。

2. N-VAR If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them. 結(jié)識(shí)

...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer. …一位通過(guò)他同一名警官的結(jié)識(shí)而卷入一起真正的謀殺謎案的作家。

3. PHRASE When you make someone's acquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a little. 與某人初次相識(shí)[正式]

I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s. 我在20世紀(jì)60年代初第一次認(rèn)識(shí)了他。