fa·mil·iar·ize
verb/fəˈmɪliəraɪz/
/fəˈmɪliəraɪz/
(British English also familiarise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they familiarize | /fəˈmɪliəraɪz/ /fəˈmɪliəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it familiarizes | /fəˈmɪliəraɪzɪz/ /fəˈmɪliəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple familiarized | /fəˈmɪliəraɪzd/ /fəˈmɪliəraɪzd/ |
| past participle familiarized | /fəˈmɪliəraɪzd/ /fəˈmɪliəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form familiarizing | /fəˈmɪliəraɪzɪŋ/ /fəˈmɪliəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- familiarize yourself/somebody (with something) to learn about something or teach somebody about something, so that you/they start to understand it
（使）熟悉，了解，通晓 - You'll need time to familiarize yourself with our procedures.
你需要时间熟悉我们的程序。 - As a teacher I try to familiarize students with a wide variety of fiction.
作为一名老师，我试图让学生熟悉各种各样的小说。
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘make well known’): from French familiariser, from familiaire, from Latin familiaris, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’. - You'll need time to familiarize yourself with our procedures.