英语词汇“familiarity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

familiarity

/fəmɪlɪˈarɪti

noun (plural familiarities) [mass noun]

1Close acquaintance with or knowledge of something: his familiarity with the works of Thomas Hardy...

For one thing, the Wachowski brothers have a knowledge and familiarity with a number of ideas, concepts and philosophies that play an important part in the Matrix films.
Very few Japanese people ever extend their knowledge of Bulgaria beyond familiarity with its yoghurt, which has become part of the national cuisine in Japan.
They found no relationship between the rate of referral and physicians' knowledge, beliefs and familiarity with the effects of alternative therapies.

Synonyms

acquaintance with, acquaintanceship with, awareness of, experience of, insight into, conversancy with, conversance with;

knowledge of, understanding of, comprehension of, cognizance of, grasp of, mastery of, skill with, skill in, proficiency in, expertise in

1.1The quality of being well known from long or close association: the reassuring familiarity of his parents' home...

They effectively harness the familiarity of well-know ditties to send up celebrity culture.
The towers look like beacons in the stormy night, still strangely reassuring in their solidity and familiarity.
The measure of a joke's effectiveness is equal to the quality of its writing and delivery multiplied by the familiarity of its subject.

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ordinariness, customariness, normality, conventionality

2Relaxed friendliness or intimacy between people: familiarity allows us to give each other nicknames...

It extends to insights that come only from intimate familiarity with them, allowing connections unseen by others to be recognized and used for productive purposes.
It takes time - years - to build credibility and a relaxed familiarity.
Much of this cultural work happened at the level of emotional affinity and familiarity.

Synonyms

informality, casualness, ease, comfortableness, friendliness, lack of ceremony, lack of restraint, lack of reserve, naturalness, simplicity

closeness, intimacy, attachment, affinity, friendliness, friendship, amity

informal chumminess, palliness

British informal mateyness

2.1Inappropriate informality or intimacy: the unnecessary familiarity made me dislike him at once...

In early May or June 2001, the North Carolina Department of Correction began a formal misconduct investigation into allegations of inappropriate interaction/undue familiarity between correctional staff and inmates at the prison.
We need look no further than the popular TV show "The Office" to see that too much personal fraternization and familiarity will lead to employee contempt, regardless of the talent or ineptitude of the manager.

Synonyms

overfamiliarity, presumption, presumptuousness, forwardness, boldness, audacity, cheek, impudence, impertinence, intrusiveness, disrespect, disrespectfulness;

liberties

informal sauce, cockiness

archaic assumption

Phrases

familiarity breeds contempt

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'close relationship' and 'sexual intimacy'): via Old French from Latin familiaritas, from familiaris 'familiar, intimate' (see familiar).

单词	familiarity
释义	familiarity /fəmɪlɪˈarɪti / noun (plural familiarities) [mass noun] 1Close acquaintance with or knowledge of something: his familiarity with* the works of Thomas Hardy... For one thing, the Wachowski brothers have a knowledge and familiarity with a number of ideas, concepts and philosophies that play an important part in the Matrix films. Very few Japanese people ever extend their knowledge of Bulgaria beyond familiarity with its yoghurt, which has become part of the national cuisine in Japan. They found no relationship between the rate of referral and physicians' knowledge, beliefs and familiarity with the effects of alternative therapies. Synonyms acquaintance with, acquaintanceship with, awareness of, experience of, insight into, conversancy with, conversance with; knowledge of, understanding of, comprehension of, cognizance of, grasp of, mastery of, skill with, skill in, proficiency in, expertise in 1.1The quality of being well known from long or close association: the reassuring familiarity of his parents' home... They effectively harness the familiarity of well-know ditties to send up celebrity culture. The towers look like beacons in the stormy night, still strangely reassuring in their solidity and familiarity. The measure of a joke's effectiveness is equal to the quality of its writing and delivery multiplied by the familiarity of its subject. Synonyms ordinariness, customariness, normality, conventionality 2Relaxed friendliness or intimacy between people: familiarity allows us to give each other nicknames... It extends to insights that come only from intimate familiarity with them, allowing connections unseen by others to be recognized and used for productive purposes. It takes time - years - to build credibility and a relaxed familiarity. Much of this cultural work happened at the level of emotional affinity and familiarity. Synonyms informality, casualness, ease, comfortableness, friendliness, lack of ceremony, lack of restraint, lack of reserve, naturalness, simplicity closeness, intimacy, attachment, affinity, friendliness, friendship, amity informal* chumminess, palliness British informal mateyness 2.1Inappropriate informality or intimacy: the unnecessary familiarity made me dislike him at once... In early May or June 2001, the North Carolina Department of Correction began a formal misconduct investigation into allegations of inappropriate interaction/undue familiarity between correctional staff and inmates at the prison. We need look no further than the popular TV show "The Office" to see that too much personal fraternization and familiarity will lead to employee contempt, regardless of the talent or ineptitude of the manager. Synonyms overfamiliarity, presumption, presumptuousness, forwardness, boldness, audacity, cheek, impudence, impertinence, intrusiveness, disrespect, disrespectfulness; liberties informal sauce, cockiness archaic assumption Phrases familiarity breeds contempt Origin Middle English (in the senses 'close relationship' and 'sexual intimacy'): via Old French from Latin familiaritas, from familiaris 'familiar, intimate' (see familiar). Rhymes angularity, barbarity, bipolarity, charity, circularity, clarity, complementarity, granularity, hilarity, insularity, irregularity, jocularity, linearity, parity, particularity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, regularity, secularity, similarity, singularity, solidarity, subsidiarity, unitarity, vernacularity, vulgarity
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