familiarity

Word family noun familiarity ≠ unfamiliarity family familiarization adjective familiar ≠ unfamiliar familial verb familiarize adverb familiarly

fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti/ noun [uncountableU]

1 KNOW somethinga good knowledge of a particular subject or place 精通，通晓

familiarity with

In fact his familiarity with the Bronx was pretty limited.

事实上他对布朗克斯区的了解相当有限。

2 RELAXEDthe quality of being well-known to you 熟悉；亲切感

I miss the familiarity of home.

我怀念家的那种亲切感。

3 a relaxed way of speaking to someone or behaving with someone 亲切，随和

He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.

他对她亲切随和、平等相待。

4. familiarity breeds contempt KNOW somebodyan expression meaning that if you know someone too well, you find out their faults and respect them less 亲密生嫌隙，亲昵生狎侮；亲不敬，熟生蔑

Examples from the Corpus

familiarity breeds contempt• Perhaps familiarity breeds contempt - among teachers as well as children.• The first is that familiarity breeds contempt.• The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt.

Examples from the Corpus

familiarity• It assumed not only a familiarity with Western thought but, as well, a sophistication in reading a theoretically rich argument.• These activities bridge the gap in comprehension and familiarity that the interface creates.• The effect, however, is not repetition but familiarity.• The warm familiarity was back, and they appeared to find pleasure and amusement in each other's company.

familiarity with• If readers don't have a familiarity with the Bible, many literary references are missed.

单词	familiarity
释义	familiarity Word family noun familiarity ≠ unfamiliarity family familiarization adjective familiar ≠ unfamiliar familial verb familiarize adverb familiarly fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU] 1 KNOW somethinga good knowledge of a particular subject or place 精通，通晓 familiarity with In fact his familiarity with the Bronx was pretty limited. 事实上他对布朗克斯区的了解相当有限。 2 RELAXEDthe quality of being well-known to you 熟悉；亲切感 I miss the familiarity of home. 我怀念家的那种亲切感。 3 a relaxed way of speaking to someone or behaving with someone 亲切，随和 He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal. 他对她亲切随和、平等相待。 4. familiarity breeds contempt KNOW somebodyan expression meaning that if you know someone too well, you find out their faults and respect them less 亲密生嫌隙，亲昵生狎侮；亲不敬，熟生蔑 Examples from the Corpus familiarity breeds contempt• Perhaps familiarity breeds contempt - among teachers as well as children.• The first is that familiarity breeds contempt.• The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt. Examples from the Corpus familiarity• It assumed not only a familiarity with Western thought but, as well, a sophistication in reading a theoretically rich argument.• These activities bridge the gap in comprehension and familiarity that the interface creates.• The effect, however, is not repetition but familiarity.• The warm familiarity was back, and they appeared to find pleasure and amusement in each other's company. familiarity with• If readers don't have a familiarity with the Bible, many literary references are missed.
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