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- acquit somebody (of something)
to decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime 宣判无罪 The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。 🔊🔊 Both defendants were acquitted. 两名被告均被判无罪。 She was acquitted on all charges. 她获宣判所有罪名不成立。 He was acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence. 他因证据不足而无罪释放。
- acquit yourself well, badly, etc. (formal)
to perform or behave well, badly, etc. 表现好（或坏等） More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘pay a debt, discharge a liability’): from Old French acquiter, from medieval Latin acquitare ‘pay a debt’, from ad- ‘to’ + quitare ‘set free’.