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attained
(v.)達到,獲得(vbl.)達到,獲得
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
At·tain
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Attained
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Attaining
.]
1.
To
achieve
or
accomplish
,
that
is
,
to
reach
by
efforts
;
to
gain
;
to
compass
;
as
,
to
attain
rest
.
Is
he
wise
who
hopes
to
attain
the
end
without
the
means?
--
Abp
.
Tillotson
.
2.
To
gain
or
obtain
possession
of
;
to
acquire
. [
Obs
.
with
a
material
object
.]
3.
To
get
at
the
knowledge
of
;
to
ascertain
. [
Obs
.]
Not
well
attaining
his
meaning
.
--
Fuller
.
4.
To
reach
or
come
to
,
by
progression
or
motion
;
to
arrive
at
.
“Canaan
he
now
attains
.”
5.
To
overtake
. [
Obs
.]
6.
To
reach
in
excellence
or
degree
;
to
equal
.
Syn:
--
To
Attain
,
Obtain
,
Procure
.
Usage:
Attain
always
implies
an
effort
toward
an
object
.
Hence
it
is
not
synonymous
with
obtain
and
procure
,
which
do
not
necessarily
imply
such
effort
or
motion
.
We
procure
or
obtain
a
thing
by
purchase
or
loan
,
and
we
obtain
by
inheritance
,
but
we
do
not
attain
it
by
such
means
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
attained
adj
:
achieved
or
reached
; "
the
actual
attained
achievement
test
score
"
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