1KNOW 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。
2RELAXEDthe 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。
3a 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 contemptKNOW 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
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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.
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familiarity• It assumed not only a familiarity with Western thought but, as well, a sophistication in reading a theoretically richargument.• These activities bridge the gap in comprehension and familiarity that the interfacecreates.• The effect, however, is not repetition but familiarity.• The warmfamiliarity was back, and they appeared to find pleasure and amusement in each other's company.
1knowing sb/sth well熟悉ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAMILIARITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤greater, intimate更多的/深入的瞭解▸➤basic, passing (especially NAmE) 基本的/粗略的瞭解VERB + FAMILIARITY➤have瞭解◇I had only a basic familiarity with computers.我對電腦只瞭解點兒皮毛。➤acquire, gain有所瞭解◇Over the years, he gained greater familiarity with the culture and way of life in the country.這些年,他對這個國家的文化和生活方式有了更多的瞭解。➤assume認為瞭解◇The article assumes a basic familiarity with the main issues.這篇文章假定閱讀者已基本瞭解所談的主要問題。➤require要求瞭解◇60-70% of jobs now require some familiarity with IT.現在 60% 至 70% 的工作要求對信息技術有些瞭解。PREPOSITION➤familiarity with對⋯的熟悉◇her detailed familiarity with her subject她對所學學科的熟稔PHRASES➤a lack of familiarity不熟悉familiarity
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2friendly informal manner友好隨便的舉止ADJECTIVE➤comfortable, easy安逸的/隨和的舉止◇He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.他平等待她,態度很隨和。