英語詞匯:acquaintance的用法

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    ◆我和他有些相識。
    誤:I have some acquaintances with him.
    正:I have some acquaintance with him.
    析:acquaintance 表示對某人或某事物的認(rèn)識或了解,是不可數(shù)名詞,不用復(fù)數(shù)形式,但有時可用不冠詞。如上句也可說成: I have an acquaintance with him. 又如:She has some acquaintance with French.(他懂點法語)。
    ◆他不是朋友,只是相熟。
    誤:He is not a friend, only acquaintance.
    正:He is not a friend, only an acquaintance.
    析:acquaintance 表示“相識的人”、“熟人”,是可數(shù)名詞。又如:He is an old acquaintance.(他是個老相識)。He has many acquaintances.(他交游很廣)。
    ◆我是在一次晚會上認(rèn)識她的。
    誤:I made her acquaintances at a party.
    正:I made her acquaintance at a party.
    析:make one’s acquaintance(也可說成 make the acquaintance of sb)意為“結(jié)識某人”,為固定短語,其中 acquaintance不用復(fù)數(shù)。