acquirementn.

Brit.

/əˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈkwaɪ(ə)rm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquire v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < acquire v. + -ment suffix. Compare Old French aquerrement , acquirement , Old French, Middle French, French †acquerement action of acquiring something (second half of the 12th cent.; the sense ‘thing which is or has been acquired’ is not paralleled in French), post-classical Latin acquiramentum (13th cent.). Compare earlier acquest n., acquiring n., acquisition n.

a. Usually in plural. A thing which is or has been acquired (in various senses); esp. a personal attainment, an accomplishment (as opposed to an innate gift or talent). Now rare.In quot. 1607: (apparently) a thing gained without effort or volition; a gift. Cf. acquire v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > a talent or special ability

gifta1300

dowerc1375

dowryc1440

faculty1490

indument1527

dote1546

furniture1561

vein1568

talent1602

acquirement1607

enduement1609

endowmentc1610

genius1611

congruity1659

feeling1808

feel1891

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > humanistic studies > [noun] > cultivation of the mind > instance of

accomplement?c1525

accomplishment1586

acquirement1607

improvementa1619

1607 C. Lever Crucifixe sig. E4^v The place whereto all wisedome doth resort, The Court of Mercy, Majestie, and Loue, Furnisht with all acquirements from aboue.

a1627 J. Hayward Life & Raigne Edward Sixt (1630) 4 These his acquirements by industrie were exceedingly both enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 18 We embrace the shadow thereof [sc. of truth], or so much as may palliate its just and substantiall acquirements .

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub v. 118 Every Branch of Knowledge has received such wonderful Acquirements since his Age.

1791 Gentleman's Mag. 61 20/2 The clergy would, from the calls of their profession, if not from natural relish, keep up their classical acquirements.

1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 13 A woman of considerable information and literature; acquirements not common amongst..ladies.

1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. vi. 76 His capacity was far from mean, and his acquirements were very considerable.

1920 T. S. Eliot Let. 6 Jan. (1988) I. 353 I am very fortunate in..being so highly thought of..for the acquirements which they overestimate (I am supposed to be a profound economist, and a special scholar in French, German, Spanish and Norwegian).

1960 Amer. Catholic Sociol. Rev. 21 129 An adequate knowledge of the rhythm system of birth limitation is a rather recent acquirement, at least for the major part of the American people.

b. As a mass noun: attainments collectively; accomplishment. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > acquired skill

exercise1604

learning1604

accomplishment1652

acquirement1795

feel1891

1795 Scots Mag. Mar. 168/2 Such was the sentence against a man of various acquirement.

1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 33 239 To surround himself with ushers..more advanced in acquirement than these yeanling [= very young] monitors.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §4. 95 The competition is not an examination in acquirement, but turns mainly on the performance of exercises.

1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein I. 149 A man of greater ability and acquirement than Stein.

1992 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6 Sept. (New Delhi ed.) (Colour Mag.) 13/5 Showmanship cannot be segregated from acquirement.

2. The action, process, or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun]

purchasec1325

gettingc1384

acquisitionc1400

accroaching?a1439

acquesta1456

encheving1470

obtaining1470

acquiring1531

procuring1532

obtainment1536

acquiry1549

conquest1556

acquist1613

assecution1615

obtention1624

acquirement1641

obtainal1803

obtainance1846

1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. v. 123 All the places which hee or his predecessors either by their owne acquirement, or by gift..had possessed in Gascony.

1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. at Keeping House It is not the part of a Wife to aim at more than a bounded Liberality, and an acquirement of things convenient.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 409. ¶7 It is very difficult to lay down Rules for the Acquirement of such a Taste.

1794 Æsop Alarmist 72 The first stages of his life had passed in the practical acquirement of the mysteries of his morbid trade.

1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. iii. 86 Learn..how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt II. xviii. 51 That wisdom of the serpent which..is only of hard acquirement to dove-like innocence.

1912 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 26 472 The Board of Directors passed a resolution for the acquirement of 5,524 shares of the optioned stock.

1954 R. Robinson Definition (new ed.) ii. 32 It is the acquirement of vocabulary, which is the largest part of learning language.

2010 Times & Transcript. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 10 July (Teen section) f3 I was having a breezy time, delighting in the acquirement of new tidbits of wrestling knowledge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquirement
释义	acquirementn. Brit. /əˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈkwaɪ(ə)rm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquire v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < acquire v. + -ment suffix. Compare Old French aquerrement , acquirement , Old French, Middle French, French †acquerement action of acquiring something (second half of the 12th cent.; the sense ‘thing which is or has been acquired’ is not paralleled in French), post-classical Latin acquiramentum (13th cent.). Compare earlier acquest n., acquiring n., acquisition n. 1. a. Usually in plural. A thing which is or has been acquired (in various senses); esp. a personal attainment, an accomplishment (as opposed to an innate gift or talent). Now rare.In quot. 1607: (apparently) a thing gained without effort or volition; a gift. Cf. acquire v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > a talent or special ability gifta1300 dowerc1375 dowryc1440 faculty1490 indument1527 dote1546 furniture1561 vein1568 talent1602 acquirement1607 enduement1609 endowmentc1610 genius1611 congruity1659 feeling1808 feel1891 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > humanistic studies > [noun] > cultivation of the mind > instance of accomplement?c1525 accomplishment1586 acquirement1607 improvementa1619 1607 C. Lever Crucifixe sig. E4^v The place whereto all wisedome doth resort, The Court of Mercy, Majestie, and Loue, Furnisht with all acquirements from aboue. a1627 J. Hayward Life & Raigne Edward Sixt (1630) 4 These his acquirements by industrie were exceedingly both enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 18 We embrace the shadow thereof [sc. of truth], or so much as may palliate its just and substantiall acquirements . View more context for this quotation 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub v. 118 Every Branch of Knowledge has received such wonderful Acquirements since his Age. 1791 Gentleman's Mag. 61 20/2 The clergy would, from the calls of their profession, if not from natural relish, keep up their classical acquirements. 1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 13 A woman of considerable information and literature; acquirements not common amongst..ladies. 1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. vi. 76 His capacity was far from mean, and his acquirements were very considerable. 1920 T. S. Eliot Let. 6 Jan. (1988) I. 353 I am very fortunate in..being so highly thought of..for the acquirements which they overestimate (I am supposed to be a profound economist, and a special scholar in French, German, Spanish and Norwegian). 1960 Amer. Catholic Sociol. Rev. 21 129 An adequate knowledge of the rhythm system of birth limitation is a rather recent acquirement, at least for the major part of the American people. b. As a mass noun: attainments collectively; accomplishment. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > acquired skill exercise1604 learning1604 accomplishment1652 acquirement1795 feel1891 1795 Scots Mag. Mar. 168/2 Such was the sentence against a man of various acquirement. 1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 33 239 To surround himself with ushers..more advanced in acquirement than these yeanling [= very young] monitors. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §4. 95 The competition is not an examination in acquirement, but turns mainly on the performance of exercises. 1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein I. 149 A man of greater ability and acquirement than Stein. 1992 Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 6 Sept. (New Delhi ed.) (Colour Mag.) 13/5 Showmanship cannot be segregated from acquirement. 2. The action, process, or fact of acquiring something; acquisition. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] purchasec1325 gettingc1384 acquisitionc1400 accroaching?a1439 acquesta1456 encheving1470 obtaining1470 acquiring1531 procuring1532 obtainment1536 acquiry1549 conquest1556 acquist1613 assecution1615 obtention1624 acquirement1641 obtainal1803 obtainance1846 1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. v. 123 All the places which hee or his predecessors either by their owne acquirement, or by gift..had possessed in Gascony. 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. at Keeping House It is not the part of a Wife to aim at more than a bounded Liberality, and an acquirement of things convenient. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 409. ¶7 It is very difficult to lay down Rules for the Acquirement of such a Taste. 1794 Æsop Alarmist 72 The first stages of his life had passed in the practical acquirement of the mysteries of his morbid trade. 1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. iii. 86 Learn..how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt II. xviii. 51 That wisdom of the serpent which..is only of hard acquirement to dove-like innocence. 1912 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 26 472 The Board of Directors passed a resolution for the acquirement of 5,524 shares of the optioned stock. 1954 R. Robinson Definition (new ed.) ii. 32 It is the acquirement of vocabulary, which is the largest part of learning language. 2010 Times & Transcript. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 10 July (Teen section) f3 I was having a breezy time, delighting in the acquirement of new tidbits of wrestling knowledge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1607
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