familiar
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize them or know them well. 熟悉的
He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own. 他谈起其他文化就像它们对于他比他自己的文化还熟悉。
They are already familiar faces on our TV screens. 他们已经是我们电视屏幕上熟悉的面孔了。
2. familiarityN-UNCOUNT 熟悉
Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face. 托尼被她不寻常的熟悉面孔弄得心烦意乱。
3. ADJ If you are familiar with something, you know or understand it well. 对…是熟悉的[v-link ADJ 'with' n]
Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera. 多数人对瓦格纳歌剧中的这个人物是熟悉的。
4. familiarityN-UNCOUNT 熟悉
The enemy would always have the advantage of familiarity with the rugged terrain. 敌人会一直在对崎岖地形的熟悉上占有优势。
5. ADJ If someone you do not know well behaves in a familiar way toward you, they treat you very informally in a way that you might find offensive. 随便的[表不满]
It isn't appropriate for an officer to be overly familiar with an enlisted man. 军官对入伍士兵过分随便是不合适的。
6. familiarityN-UNCOUNT 随便
She needed to control her surprise at the easy familiarity with which her host greeted the head waiter. 她需要在看到主人对领班打招呼的亲热随便时控制自己的惊讶。
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familiar /fəˈmɪlɪə/
剑桥词典
- Her name is familiar, but I can't quite call to mind where I've heard it.
- I saw a few familiar faces among the crowd .
- He was a familiar figure on the lecture circuit .
- She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
- When the conversation turns to politics he's on familiar ground .
familiar adjective (EASY TO RECOGNIZE)
easy to recognize because of being seen , met , heard , etc. before熟悉的；常见的；常听说
There were one or two familiar faces (= people I knew ). 那里有一两张熟悉的面孔。
The house looked strangely familiar, though she knew she'd never been there before. 尽管她知道自己以前从未到过那里，那座房子看上去却有一种奇怪的熟悉感。
The street was familiar to me. 这条街我很熟悉。
be familiar with sth/sb
to know something or someone well
对…熟悉
I'm sorry , I'm not familiar with your poetry . 对不起，我对您的诗歌不甚了解。
例句
familiar adjective (FRIENDLY)
informal and friendly , sometimes in a way that does not show respect to someone who is not a family member or close friend
随便的；亲近的
He patted her back in an overly familiar way. 他拍了拍她的背，显得有些过分亲昵。
He doesn't like to be too familiar with his staff . 他不愿意跟员工过分亲近。