acquistglossary / ACQUIST acquist ([schwa]-kwist), n. Hist. The act of obtaining (a thing); acquisition. • The idiomatic tendency is to use acquist for the action and acquet for the result. Cf. ACQUET. 词条贡献者 译员圣强,国际仲裁与争端解决专业,专注翻译各种与跨境争议有关的法律文件。