familiarity

英 [fəˌmɪliˈærəti]

美 [fəˌmɪliˈærəti]

n. 熟悉; 通晓; 认识; 友好随和; 亲近

BNC.8643 / COCA.8057

习惯用语

familiarity breeds contempt

过分亲密就会有所侮慢
knowing sb/sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them/it

noun

熟悉；通晓；认识
the state of knowing sb/sth well; the state of recognizing sb/sth
1. His familiarity with the language helped him enjoy his stay.
  他通晓这种语言，所以逗留期间过得很惬意。
2. When she saw the house, she had a feeling of familiarity.
  她见到这座房子就有一种熟悉的感觉。
友好随和；亲近
a friendly informal manner
1. She addressed me with an easy familiarity that made me feel at home.
  她和我谈话亲切随和，使我不感到拘束。

noun

an act of undue intimacy
Synonym:improprietyindecorumliberty
close or warm friendship
1. the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
Synonym:intimacycloseness
usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known
a casual manner
Synonym:casualness
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
Synonym:acquaintanceconversanceconversancy

Such maintenance may require new skills and familiarity with software that administrators otherwise would not need.
维护的活儿对管理员提出了更高的要求，也许是需要一些新的技术或者去熟悉一些之前并不需要的软件。
Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
托尼对她的样子异常熟悉，这很让他烦恼。
It assumes familiarity with Document Manager concepts and administration tasks.
它假设读者熟悉DocumentManager概念和管理任务。
This tutorial assumes basic familiarity with the Java language, Ruby, and Ruby on Rails.
本教程假设读者基本熟悉Java语言、Ruby和RubyonRails。
Her familiarity with these things.
她对这些事情的精通。
Spirit of friendly familiarity and goodwill between comrades.
同志间的友情和善意。
He had behaved with undue and oily familiarity
他表现得过于亲热，媚态毕现。
Standards lose their vitality and context, with teams ignoring them through lack of familiarity or deliberate avoidance.
标准失去了他们的生命力和上下文，因缺乏熟悉或故意地避免，团队忽视了标准。
This article assumes a familiarity with MDM Server and the terminology used within it's product manuals.
本文假设读者熟悉MDMServer和它的产品手册中使用的术语。
Her familiarity with Japanese surprised me.
她对日语的熟谙使我惊奇。