familiarity
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 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• 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.fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
of a knowledge particular good or a place subject Corpus
familiarity
fa‧mil‧i‧ar‧i‧ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti, fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/
noun [uncountable]
familiarity with
In fact his familiarity with the Bronx was pretty limited.
2. the quality of being well-known to you:
I miss the familiarity of home.
3. a relaxed way of speaking to someone or behaving with someone:
He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.
4. familiarity breeds contempt an expression meaning that if you know someone too well, you find out their faults and respect them less
fa‧mil‧i‧ar‧i‧ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti, fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: familiarity ≠ unfamiliarity, family, familiarization; adjective: familiar ≠ unfamiliar, familial; verb: familiarize; adverb: familiarly
1. a good knowledge of a particular subject or placefamiliarity with
2. the quality of being well-known to you:
3. a relaxed way of speaking to someone or behaving with someone:
4. familiarity breeds contempt an expression meaning that if you know someone too well, you find out their faults and respect them less
