familiar是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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。

  • I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with your poetry. 对不起，我对您的诗歌不甚了解。

• 1 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。

• 2 a close friend, or a spirit in the shape of a cat, bird, or other animal that is the close companion of a witch -- 知交；（以猫、鸟等形象出现，与女巫为伴的）妖精