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

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。
You should have a general familiarity with defining, validating, and reading XML.
应该对XML的定义、验证和读取有一定了解。
Perhaps they want familiarity, with names, brands and products they can trust.
或许，他们需要一种熟悉感，需要熟悉而能够信赖的名字、品牌和产品。
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。
First, it depends on your degree of familiarity with them.
首先，要取决于你和对方的熟悉程度。
Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.
对罪恶熟悉之后，生出的不是蔑视，而是习以为常。
Spirit of friendly familiarity and goodwill between comrades.
同志间的友情和善意。
Her familiarity with Japanese surprised me.
她对日语的熟谙使我惊奇。
This article series assumes a general familiarity with Web2.0 technologies including Rest, ATOM, JSON, and Objective-C.
本系列文章假设读者对Web2.0技术比较熟悉，例如Rest、ATOM、JSON和Objective-C。