acquaintance/ə'kweɪntəns/

n. a person that you know but is not your close friend

n. [C] 熟人：an acquaintance of mine 我的一个熟人

◇He run into an old acquaintance at the bookstore. 他在书店碰到了一位老熟人。

构词ac (= ad-) + quaint（知道） + ance (= -ant)

同缀 ambulance

音组-tance/-təns/

acquaintance; assistance; importance