| 词组 | acquaintanceship |
| 释义 | acquaintanceship Characterized as "a needless variant" by Fowler 1926 and "unnecessary" by Evans 1957, acquaintanceship was formed in the early 19th century, apparently to distinguish the meaning "state of being acquainted" from acquaintance "a person with whom one is acquainted." It does serve to make the distinction, but most people have continued to use acquaintance for both meanings. Curiously, Long 1888 writes: "Prefer: ... Acquaintanceship to acquaintance, as an abstract noun. Reserve acquaintance for persons or things one is acquainted with." The word evidently had some status as a carrier of the distinction before it was condemned by Fowler. Acquaintanceship is not widely used, but is not rare. It tends to show up in literary contexts. • They struck up an acquaintanceship —Samuel Hopkins Adams, Incredible Era, 1939 • ... found an acquaintanceship with alcohol easy enough, but one with women formidably difficult — William Styron, Lie Down in Darkness, 1951 • At intervals I was able to renew my acquaintanceship with this room —Lucien Price, Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead, 1954 • ... both Hawthorne and Thoreau profited more from their acquaintanceship than has been generally allowed —Earle Labor, CEA Critic, January 1971 • It also reveals the width of his acquaintanceship — Graham Reynolds, Times Literary Supp., 6 June 1980 |
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