merger and acquisition区别

merger的意思是合并（机构或企业的）归并。如：The merger is by no means a done deal yet.

acquisition的意思是合并之事远未成定局（知识，技能等的）获得得到（多指贵重的）购得物如：Singles Day is a holiday that speaks to the rapidly growing purchasing power of China's middle class as well as a culture increasingly focused on the acquisition of material wealth. 

merger 释义：

n. （企业等的）合并并购吸收（如刑法中重罪吸收轻罪）

n. (Merger)人名(法)梅尔热(德、捷)默格

例句：

Plans for a merger have been scotched.

合并计划停止实行。

acquisition释义：

n. 获得物，获得收购

例句：

It's generally believed that language acquisition starts at infancy.

人们一般认为语言习得从婴幼儿时期就开始了。

词组：

data acquisition数据采集

data acquisition system数据采集系统

merge是指企业的相互合并，可以指买了别的公司，也可以指被别的公司买走，或者谁也不买谁，就是双方合并isition是单指把别的公司买过来.