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词根:quaint = know, 表示“知道”

quaint a. 奇妙的,古怪的(人们想要知道怎么回事)

acquaint v. 使了解,告知(acc使+quaint→使[人们]知道→告知)

acquaintance n. 了解,熟悉(acquaint告知+ance表名词)

词根词缀:quaint-

【来源及含义】Latin > Old French > Middle English: well known, skillful, neat, elegant

【相关描述】This quaint- unit is directly related to this cogni- family of words.

【同源单词】acquaint, acquaintable, acquaintance, disacquaint, inacquaintance, nonacquaintance