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单词 overfamiliar
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Definition of overfamiliar in English:

overfamiliar

adjectiveəʊvəfəˈmɪlɪəˌoʊvərfəˈmɪljər
  • 1Too well known.

    the overfamiliar teacher's voice
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But don't think for a minute that the novelist of his generation is going to take lying down the criticism of his new book, from those early whispers of overfamiliar themes to that embargo-busting kicking.
    • Unfortunately, it falls short when it comes to the main story, which is (to be kind) overfamiliar.
    • Most Hollywood films, particularly science fiction films, are these days a mass of overfamiliar and uncredited cliches that have been ripped off and merged together, usually not very intelligently.
    • That being said, though, I think my bodiless namesake hits the nail on the head when he points out that the concept is already overfamiliar, even if this is the character's film debut.
    • It allowed people to look in, and it really made them overfamiliar to the public.
    Synonyms
    impudent, impertinent, disrespectful
    1. 1.1overfamiliar with Too well acquainted with.
      the researcher is overfamiliar with the community
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Or perhaps, having read so many of the stories we are overfamiliar with the terrain.
    2. 1.2 Behaving or speaking in an inappropriately informal way.
      her trainer was dismissed for being overfamiliar with her
      Synonyms
      frivolous, superficial, shallow, glib, thoughtless, carefree, irresponsible, insouciant, offhand

Derivatives

  • overfamiliarity

  • nounəʊvəfəmɪlɪˈarɪtiˌoʊvərfəˌmɪliˈɛrədi
    • It is perhaps due to overfamiliarity that I find the metaphor unenlightening.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Pearson and Bonneville convey less pleasant characters with quiet conviction, yet even these performances cannot hide the overfamiliarity.
      • Industry insiders suggest a mixture of greed, overexpansion and simple overfamiliarity has knocked the shine from certain formerly invincible megabrands.
      • I hate that overfamiliarity between the generations.
      • If there was anything that depressed him about younger literary scholars it was their overfamiliarity with ‘theory’ at the expense of the art of close textual reading.
 
 

Definition of overfamiliar in US English:

overfamiliar

adjectiveˌoʊvərfəˈmɪljərˌōvərfəˈmilyər
  • 1Too well known.

    the overfamiliar teacher's voice
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most Hollywood films, particularly science fiction films, are these days a mass of overfamiliar and uncredited cliches that have been ripped off and merged together, usually not very intelligently.
    • It allowed people to look in, and it really made them overfamiliar to the public.
    • That being said, though, I think my bodiless namesake hits the nail on the head when he points out that the concept is already overfamiliar, even if this is the character's film debut.
    • But don't think for a minute that the novelist of his generation is going to take lying down the criticism of his new book, from those early whispers of overfamiliar themes to that embargo-busting kicking.
    • Unfortunately, it falls short when it comes to the main story, which is (to be kind) overfamiliar.
    Synonyms
    impudent, impertinent, disrespectful
    1. 1.1overfamiliar withpredicative Too well acquainted with.
      the researcher is overfamiliar with the community
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Or perhaps, having read so many of the stories we are overfamiliar with the terrain.
    2. 1.2 Behaving or speaking in an inappropriately informal way.
      her private detective was dismissed for being overfamiliar with her
      Synonyms
      frivolous, superficial, shallow, glib, thoughtless, carefree, irresponsible, insouciant, offhand
 
 
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