
familiar
词源
源自中古英语familiar,来自古法语familier,源自拉丁语familiaris(家庭的),源自familia(家庭)。
adjective
❶ 熟悉的,常见的事物或人,指因为经常接触或了解而显得不陌生。
“The streets were familiar to me after living there for years.”
(在那里住了几年后,这些街道对我来说很熟悉。)
“Her voice sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember where I'd heard it before.”
(她的声音听起来很熟悉,但我想不起以前在哪里听过。)
❶ 亲密的,不拘礼节的,指关系亲近到可以随意相处的程度。
“They were on familiar terms after working together for so long.”
(他们一起工作了这么久,关系已经很亲密了。)
“It's not appropriate to be too familiar with someone you've just met.”
(对刚认识的人太过随意是不合适的。)
noun
❶ 熟友,指关系亲密的朋友或常伴左右的同伴。
“The old man was often seen walking with his familiars in the park.”
(人们经常看到这位老人和他的熟友们在公园里散步。)
“She introduced me to her familiars at the club.”
(她把我介绍给她在俱乐部的熟友们。)
常见短语
familiar with — 熟悉某事物,表示对某事物有足够的知识或经验。
“Are you familiar with the new software update?”
(你熟悉这个新的软件更新吗?)
familiar face — 熟悉的面孔,指认识或经常见到的人。
“It was good to see a familiar face in the crowd of strangers.”
(在陌生人群中看到熟悉的面孔真好。)
familiar ground — 熟悉的领域,指某人知识或经验丰富的主题或领域。
“When discussing literature, she was on familiar ground.”
(讨论文学时,她是在自己熟悉的领域。)