- acquisitive (adj.)
[acquisitive 词源字典]
- 1630s, "owned through acquisition," from Latin acquisit-, past participle stem of acquirere (see acquisition) + -ive. Meaning "given to acquisition, avaricious" is from 1826 (implied in acquisitiveness). Related: Acquisitively (1590s).[acquisitive etymology, acquisitive origin, 英语词源]