reacquainted
再び親しくなった
解説 Definition
人や場所、物事に長い間離れたあとで再び親しみを感じる、または以前の知人とまた打ち解ける状態を表す語。単なる「再会」よりも、もう一度なじむ、関係を取り戻すという含みが強い。
Reacquainted means becoming familiar with someone or something again after a period of time apart or without contact. It is often used when people meet again and start feeling comfortable with each other, or when someone gets used to a place, activity, or idea again.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリでは reacquainted を「再び知り合いになった」という基本義ではなく、離れていた相手・場所・活動にもう一度なじみ、親しさや気安さを取り戻した状態として覚えます。acquainted が単なる面識を表すのに対し、ここでは get reacquainted with old friends や reacquainted with her hometown のように、以前の親密さや慣れが戻る含みが強くなります。
Start with acquainted: it means you already know a person, place, or situation. Add re-, which means again, and you get the idea of becoming familiar again after some time away. Common patterns like get reacquainted with and become reacquainted with help fix it in memory.
例文
They got reacquainted after many years apart.
彼らは長く離れていたあと、再び親しくなった。
Reacquainted friends shared memories and stories.
再び親しくなった友人たちは、思い出や近況を語り合った。
Reacquainted with her childhood home, she felt nostalgic.
子ども時代の家に再び親しみを覚え、彼女は懐かしさを感じた。
再び知り合いになった
(意味 2)解説 Definition
以前に面識があった人と、時間をおいてもう一度知り合いとして接点を持った状態を表します。久しぶりに会って名前や関係を思い出す場面などで使い、親密さよりも「再び認識し合う」ことに焦点があります。
Reacquainted describes a situation where people who knew each other before meet again and become familiar with each other once more. It is often used when some time has passed and they remember each other's names, faces, or past relationship. The focus is not on becoming very close, but on recognizing and connecting again.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
reacquainted は re-「再び」+ acquainted「知り合いの」から成る形容詞です。become reacquainted with や get reacquainted with の形で、しばらく離れていた人・場所・技能に再び慣れる感じを表します。単なる reunited「再会した」より、知識や親しみを取り戻す過程に焦点があります。
Think of reacquainted as re- plus acquainted. The prefix re- means "again," so the word gives the image of knowing someone again after time apart. It is useful for situations where you meet someone from the past and become familiar with them once more.
例文
At the reunion, I was reacquainted with several classmates I had not seen in years.
同窓会で、何年も会っていなかったクラスメート数人と再び知り合いになった。
After a long conversation, she felt reacquainted with her old neighbor and their shared memories.
長く話したあと、彼女は昔の近所の人と、その人との思い出を改めて思い出し、再び知り合いになったように感じた。
The visit helped the team become reacquainted with the local community they had worked with before.
その訪問によって、チームは以前関わった地域の人々と再び知り合いとしてつながることができた。
reacquainted の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reacquainted は re-「再び」+ acquaint「知り合いにする」+ -ed から成る語です。acquaint は古フランス語を経てラテン語 cognoscere「知る」につながり、「もう一度知った状態」から「再会して親しさを取り戻した」という意味になりました。関連語は cognition, recognize。
Reacquainted is built from re- + acquainted. Acquaint came into English through Old French and is linked to Latin roots meaning to know. The idea is becoming known to someone again, which led to the sense of renewing familiarity after meeting again. Related English words include cognition and recognize.
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