c. 1200, "closeness of personal association, intimacy," from Old French familiarite and directly from Latin familiaritatem (nominative familiaritas) "intimacy, friendship, close acquaintance," from familiaris "friendly, intimate" (see familiar). Meaning "undue intimacy" is from late 14c. That of "state of being habitually acquainted" is from c. 1600.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
怪異的是，她看起來(lái)竟有些面熟，這讓托尼心慌意亂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He had behaved with undue and oily familiarity.
他表現(xiàn)得過(guò)于親熱，媚態(tài)畢現(xiàn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. His familiarity with the language helped him enjoy his stay.
他通曉這種語(yǔ)言，所以逗留期間過(guò)得很愜意。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.