Definition of familiar in English:

familiar

adjective fəˈmɪlɪəfəˈmɪljər

1Well known from long or close association.
熟悉的，熟识的
their faces will be familiar to many of you
他们的面孔对你们中的许多人来说将是熟悉的。
a familiar voice
熟悉的嗓音。
Example sentencesExamples
- The band sounded familiar, he vaguely remembered a friend telling him about them a while ago.
- Their brother Alan is the chief P.A. announcer at Old Trafford and his voice is familiar to many regulars who visit the famous ground.
- He had copper-brownish red very curly hair, and for a second he looked familiar, but I shook my head.
- At this stage of the game, your manner should indicate to us that you will be a reassuringly familiar experience.
- Thinking that the voice sounded somehow familiar to me, I tried to place it.
- Suddenly I was experiencing familiar taste sensations, so different from the interesting but unfamiliar flavours of the orient.
- Phil's motives and experience sounds very familiar.
- His distinctive voice has long been familiar to Chinese audiences.
- He had visited them before and there were the usual familiar faces, but on this occasion what he experienced left him shaken.
- It can be comforting to encounter the familiar faces of cats and dogs and farm animals in foreign lands.
- For some strange reason, the voice was familiar to Jonathon.
- When he pulled away, his father laughed down at him and spoke in the gruff-yet-gentle voice that was so familiar to his ears.
- Another local man whose voice is so familiar to listeners is news presenter Sen O'Ciobhn who has been with the station since its foundation.
- His sarcastic voice sounds vaguely familiar to Rena, and she wishes Jem would step aside so she can get a better look.
- It's a comfortable environment of known quantities, familiar faces, and common verbal shorthand.
- The guy in charge of leadership is sitting at his desk and I think for a second that he looks familiar.
- The voice sounded faintly familiar to Draica but she quickly pushed the thought of her mind and focused on staying hidden.
- Artexpo is also filled with annual happenings and familiar faces that make the show complete.
- Oddly, he looked familiar and with a closer inspection she realized who it was.
- He thought his voice sounded familiar, and it was probably one of his friends.
Synonyms
known about, well known
1. 1.1 Often encountered or experienced; common.
  经常遇见（或经历）的；普通的，常见的
  the situation was all too familiar
  这种情形是再普通不过的了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The most familiar, and second strongest, force described in the standard model is electromagnetism.
  These forms of unease are familiar once we have encountered the problem of free will through the hypothesis of determinism.
  Now but if cows are familiar and common you'd think we'd know what they eat especially if we eat them or drink their milk.
  These kinds of killings that we witness and hear about have become all too familiar and frequent for us to either exhibit our emotions or even react in any way.
  Well if you were vindicating your right of exclusive possession of the premises, you are in a very familiar common law area.
  Chances are that you found the sentence confusing, even though all the words are common and familiar.
  University education is a process which ought to take you beyond the world of familiar experience.
  In fats the alcohol is glycerol, more familiar under its common name of glycerine.
  Movies don't just offer us an escape, but reflect our realities and familiar experiences.
  Surely one could expect no surprises from a substance so common and so familiar.
  The plight of Mountain Rivera is a common tragedy, repeated in familiar ways time and time again.
  These situations have become familiar and common to most of us.
  The current debate around common factors feels quite familiar.
  In British Columbia, L. disjunctus is the more common, widespread and familiar species.
  This focus on foliage gives the scenteds little in common with the familiar bedding geranium and its big red flowers.
  A new minister faces a familiar problem - the annual A&E crisis - but is she ready to prescribe radical treatment?
  But a brush with the new authorities can mean a familiar encounter over identity cards and threats.
  For people born in Britain before the Second World War, child deaths - mainly from infectious diseases - were a familiar experience.
  Take this familiar experience: spell a word wrongly in Microsoft Word and you see a wavy red underline appear under the word.
  Exhibitions celebrating the art of the goldsmith are a familiar feature of the annual programme at Goldsmiths' Hall.
  Synonyms
  well known, known, recognized, accustomed
  common, everyday, day-to-day, ordinary, commonplace, frequent, habitual, usual, customary, repeated, routine, standard, stock, mundane, run-of-the-mill, conventional
  household, domestic
  British common or garden
  North American garden variety
  informal bog-standard
  literary wonted
2. 1.2familiar with Having a good knowledge of.
  熟知的，通晓的
  ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls
  务必弄清楚这些暖气控制器的操作方法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His work on the roads made him familiar with many in the villages around this region.
  Many will be familiar with the sight of crocosmia in the southwest of Ireland.
  Most people will be familiar with the feeling that once one has seen one Roman ruin one might as well have seen the lot.
  If you have the time and are familiar with any of these names I would like to hear from you.
  It adds to the enjoyment if you are familiar with this type of story, and I admit you might be a bit lost without it.
  They are guided through the process until they are familiar with it and can go on to start making their own lunch.
  Our goal is to inspire those who are already familiar with what we believe and inform those who are not.
  You might also be familiar with the green lit figure that shows it's safe to cross the road.
  Readers familiar with Highland stores will know that the choice tends to be fairly limited.
  The inquest failed to discover why he had been on the road at that time, or whether he was familiar with it.
  So that there is the use of language by the Parliament which engages concepts with which the common law is familiar.
  Belle de Jour is sometimes fascinating because it reveals a life which not all of us are familiar with.
  Apologies to any readers who are not familiar with the geography of Aberdeen's suburbs.
  She has a sister here and is familiar with most of the hangouts in the twin cities.
  It is amazing how we can all be so familiar with something and not know its history or its origin.
  Not all of us appeared to be terribly familiar with anywhere outside the city centre, either.
  Veteran aid workers like Endris are all too familiar with the early warning signs of famine.
  I do not know whether you are familiar with the review that was conducted by him?
  Most of my driving is done locally, but it is easy for someone not familiar with a particular road to miss a sign.
  We are really concentrating on him playing the new stuff that he is not as familiar with.
  Even to those familiar with the story, the sufferings of the navy make shocking reading.
  Synonyms
  acquainted with, conversant with, versed in, informed about, knowledgeable about, well informed about, instructed in, skilled in, proficient in
  at home with, no stranger to, au fait with, au courant with, apprised of, abreast of, up to date with, in touch with
  informal well up on, in the know about, genned up on, clued in on, clued up on, plugged into
  British informal switched on to
  archaic ware of
2In close friendship; intimate.
亲近的，亲密的
she had not realized they were on such familiar terms
她没意识到他们的关系已如此亲密。
Example sentencesExamples
- Ian flushed happily with the familiar term of endearment from his father-in-law, but then continued seriously.
- A lump formed in Lexus' throat, as he watched his oldest, and most familiar confidante, and friend, slip away.
- They were both regulars of the bar, and on familiar terms with Julian.
- I did know, by hearsay, that she was on familiar terms with the exile court.
- Charlotte frowned upon hearing Emma refer to Darcy with such a familiar term, almost jumping up from her position on her bed.
- It cost him most of his white friends at a time when it was difficult to be accepted on familiar terms by Africans.
- We're on familiar terms with all but one of the Founding Fathers.
- Everson dropped the usual ‘Humbly report Your Levity’ and spoke to the wizard in very familiar terms.
- The old man was on familiar terms with Matusoka Tamaki.
- In real life it is true that Brecht was on familiar terms and conducted political discussions with Harich.
- I was a little taken aback by her use of the familiar term but I recovered quickly.
- The artist clearly was on familiar terms with this patron and benefactor and portrayed him a number of times.
- Everyone knew one another and addressed each other in familiar terms.
Synonyms
close, intimate, dear, near, confidential, bosom
friendly, neighbourly, sociable, amicable, easy
informal pally, chummy, matey, buddy-buddy, palsy-walsy, thick, thick as thieves
1. 2.1 Informal or intimate to an inappropriate degree.
  〈非正式〉过度的
  he was being overly familiar with Gloria
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm glad I read everyone else's reviews about the over familiar waiters, because I had a hard time convincing my boyfriend I hadn't been before when on my first time there the waiter came over, put his arm round me and said it was great to see me again.
  Personally, I think he's a bit too familiar and a little too "nice" with all his happy hours and friendliness. But it works for him so far.
  There is no room for your overly familiar, glaringly inappropriate questions.
  Synonyms
  overfamiliar, unduly familiar, over-free, presumptuous, disrespectful, forward, bold, impudent, impertinent, intrusive
  making passes at, chatting up, making advances towards
  informal pushy

noun fəˈmɪlɪəfəˈmɪljər

1A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.
（传说中供女巫使唤、有动物外形的）妖精
her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts
Example sentencesExamples
- Both familiars and fairies could appear dressed wholly in black, or wholly in white, or in any variety of colours in between.
- In the early modern period both familiars and fairies were believed to possess a range of supernatural powers which were considered capable of affecting almost any aspect of human life.
- The familiar of a witch is always a black cat; and it is supposed that black cats have powers and faculties quite different from all other of the feline tribe.
- Familiars were usually small animals such as dogs, cats, toads, mice and owls. Many witches' familiars had unusual names.
- To aid the witch, she would keep a ‘familiar’ - a cat or other animal - which was really a demon who served the witch.
2A close friend or associate.
知交，密友
Example sentencesExamples
- His son, James Maury, a familiar of this group, was in after years appointed first United States Consul to Liverpool by George Washington.
- Associating with familiars can potentially provide individuals with important benefits, including enhanced group antipredator behavior.
Synonyms
friend, best friend, companion, boon companion, intimate, familiar, confidant, confidante, alter ego, second self
3(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.
（罗马天主教用语）（在教皇或主教家服务的）仆人
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1307, after having written the "Arbor vitae", he was chosen chaplain and familiar to Cardinal Napoleone Orsini.
- Familiars actually dwelling in a monastery may receive their Easter Communion in the church or chapel of the monastery.

Derivatives

familiarly

adverb

He abandoned his work on alchemy, his most recent fascination, and applied his legendary power of concentration completely on the Principia (as it is most familiarly known) for nearly two years.
Example sentencesExamples
- Davies followed an early yellow card with that second booking, and the 131st north London derby took on a familiarly modern pattern.
- But now there is a new highway, familiarly known as the GT Road, and no different from any other.
- Then how can you speak so familiarly with him?
- I will be leaving behind a landscape I know familiarly, that I observe closely, that I love.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'intimate', 'on a family footing'): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia 'household servants, family', from famulus 'servant'.

Rhymes

bougainvillea, Brasília, cilia, conciliar, haemophilia (US hemophilia), Hillier, juvenilia, memorabilia, paedophilia (US pedophilia), sedilia

Definition of familiar in US English:

familiar

adjectivefəˈmilyərfəˈmɪljər

1Well known from long or close association.
熟悉的，熟识的
their faces will be familiar to many of you
他们的面孔对你们中的许多人来说将是熟悉的。
a familiar voice
熟悉的嗓音。
Example sentencesExamples
- It can be comforting to encounter the familiar faces of cats and dogs and farm animals in foreign lands.
- For some strange reason, the voice was familiar to Jonathon.
- He had copper-brownish red very curly hair, and for a second he looked familiar, but I shook my head.
- The band sounded familiar, he vaguely remembered a friend telling him about them a while ago.
- Oddly, he looked familiar and with a closer inspection she realized who it was.
- He thought his voice sounded familiar, and it was probably one of his friends.
- When he pulled away, his father laughed down at him and spoke in the gruff-yet-gentle voice that was so familiar to his ears.
- Another local man whose voice is so familiar to listeners is news presenter Sen O'Ciobhn who has been with the station since its foundation.
- It's a comfortable environment of known quantities, familiar faces, and common verbal shorthand.
- Artexpo is also filled with annual happenings and familiar faces that make the show complete.
- Thinking that the voice sounded somehow familiar to me, I tried to place it.
- Suddenly I was experiencing familiar taste sensations, so different from the interesting but unfamiliar flavours of the orient.
- He had visited them before and there were the usual familiar faces, but on this occasion what he experienced left him shaken.
- The voice sounded faintly familiar to Draica but she quickly pushed the thought of her mind and focused on staying hidden.
- At this stage of the game, your manner should indicate to us that you will be a reassuringly familiar experience.
- The guy in charge of leadership is sitting at his desk and I think for a second that he looks familiar.
- Phil's motives and experience sounds very familiar.
- His sarcastic voice sounds vaguely familiar to Rena, and she wishes Jem would step aside so she can get a better look.
- His distinctive voice has long been familiar to Chinese audiences.
- Their brother Alan is the chief P.A. announcer at Old Trafford and his voice is familiar to many regulars who visit the famous ground.
Synonyms
known about, well known
1. 1.1 Often encountered or experienced; common.
  经常遇见（或经历）的；普通的，常见的
  the situation was all too familiar
  这种情形是再普通不过的了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This focus on foliage gives the scenteds little in common with the familiar bedding geranium and its big red flowers.
  Chances are that you found the sentence confusing, even though all the words are common and familiar.
  These forms of unease are familiar once we have encountered the problem of free will through the hypothesis of determinism.
  The current debate around common factors feels quite familiar.
  Movies don't just offer us an escape, but reflect our realities and familiar experiences.
  University education is a process which ought to take you beyond the world of familiar experience.
  The most familiar, and second strongest, force described in the standard model is electromagnetism.
  The plight of Mountain Rivera is a common tragedy, repeated in familiar ways time and time again.
  Surely one could expect no surprises from a substance so common and so familiar.
  Take this familiar experience: spell a word wrongly in Microsoft Word and you see a wavy red underline appear under the word.
  These kinds of killings that we witness and hear about have become all too familiar and frequent for us to either exhibit our emotions or even react in any way.
  For people born in Britain before the Second World War, child deaths - mainly from infectious diseases - were a familiar experience.
  In fats the alcohol is glycerol, more familiar under its common name of glycerine.
  Exhibitions celebrating the art of the goldsmith are a familiar feature of the annual programme at Goldsmiths' Hall.
  These situations have become familiar and common to most of us.
  But a brush with the new authorities can mean a familiar encounter over identity cards and threats.
  Now but if cows are familiar and common you'd think we'd know what they eat especially if we eat them or drink their milk.
  In British Columbia, L. disjunctus is the more common, widespread and familiar species.
  Well if you were vindicating your right of exclusive possession of the premises, you are in a very familiar common law area.
  A new minister faces a familiar problem - the annual A&E crisis - but is she ready to prescribe radical treatment?
  Synonyms
  well known, known, recognized, accustomed
2. 1.2familiar withpredicative Having a good knowledge of.
  熟知的，通晓的
  ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls
  务必弄清楚这些暖气控制器的操作方法。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I do not know whether you are familiar with the review that was conducted by him?
  Most of my driving is done locally, but it is easy for someone not familiar with a particular road to miss a sign.
  Belle de Jour is sometimes fascinating because it reveals a life which not all of us are familiar with.
  Most people will be familiar with the feeling that once one has seen one Roman ruin one might as well have seen the lot.
  If you have the time and are familiar with any of these names I would like to hear from you.
  So that there is the use of language by the Parliament which engages concepts with which the common law is familiar.
  You might also be familiar with the green lit figure that shows it's safe to cross the road.
  It is amazing how we can all be so familiar with something and not know its history or its origin.
  His work on the roads made him familiar with many in the villages around this region.
  We are really concentrating on him playing the new stuff that he is not as familiar with.
  Our goal is to inspire those who are already familiar with what we believe and inform those who are not.
  The inquest failed to discover why he had been on the road at that time, or whether he was familiar with it.
  Readers familiar with Highland stores will know that the choice tends to be fairly limited.
  She has a sister here and is familiar with most of the hangouts in the twin cities.
  They are guided through the process until they are familiar with it and can go on to start making their own lunch.
  Even to those familiar with the story, the sufferings of the navy make shocking reading.
  Many will be familiar with the sight of crocosmia in the southwest of Ireland.
  Apologies to any readers who are not familiar with the geography of Aberdeen's suburbs.
  It adds to the enjoyment if you are familiar with this type of story, and I admit you might be a bit lost without it.
  Veteran aid workers like Endris are all too familiar with the early warning signs of famine.
  Not all of us appeared to be terribly familiar with anywhere outside the city centre, either.
  Synonyms
  acquainted with, conversant with, versed in, informed about, knowledgeable about, well informed about, instructed in, skilled in, proficient in
2In close friendship; intimate.
亲近的，亲密的
she had not realized they were on such familiar terms
她没意识到他们的关系已如此亲密。
Example sentencesExamples
- The artist clearly was on familiar terms with this patron and benefactor and portrayed him a number of times.
- The old man was on familiar terms with Matusoka Tamaki.
- Charlotte frowned upon hearing Emma refer to Darcy with such a familiar term, almost jumping up from her position on her bed.
- I was a little taken aback by her use of the familiar term but I recovered quickly.
- They were both regulars of the bar, and on familiar terms with Julian.
- Everyone knew one another and addressed each other in familiar terms.
- Ian flushed happily with the familiar term of endearment from his father-in-law, but then continued seriously.
- It cost him most of his white friends at a time when it was difficult to be accepted on familiar terms by Africans.
- Everson dropped the usual ‘Humbly report Your Levity’ and spoke to the wizard in very familiar terms.
- A lump formed in Lexus' throat, as he watched his oldest, and most familiar confidante, and friend, slip away.
- We're on familiar terms with all but one of the Founding Fathers.
- In real life it is true that Brecht was on familiar terms and conducted political discussions with Harich.
- I did know, by hearsay, that she was on familiar terms with the exile court.
Synonyms
close, intimate, dear, near, confidential, bosom
1. 2.1 Informal to an inappropriate degree.
  〈非正式〉过度的
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is no room for your overly familiar, glaringly inappropriate questions.
  Personally, I think he's a bit too familiar and a little too "nice" with all his happy hours and friendliness. But it works for him so far.
  I'm glad I read everyone else's reviews about the over familiar waiters, because I had a hard time convincing my boyfriend I hadn't been before when on my first time there the waiter came over, put his arm round me and said it was great to see me again.
  Synonyms
  overfamiliar, unduly familiar, over-free, presumptuous, disrespectful, forward, bold, impudent, impertinent, intrusive

nounfəˈmilyərfəˈmɪljər

1A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.
（传说中供女巫使唤、有动物外形的）妖精
Example sentencesExamples
- In the early modern period both familiars and fairies were believed to possess a range of supernatural powers which were considered capable of affecting almost any aspect of human life.
- The familiar of a witch is always a black cat; and it is supposed that black cats have powers and faculties quite different from all other of the feline tribe.
- To aid the witch, she would keep a ‘familiar’ - a cat or other animal - which was really a demon who served the witch.
- Familiars were usually small animals such as dogs, cats, toads, mice and owls. Many witches' familiars had unusual names.
- Both familiars and fairies could appear dressed wholly in black, or wholly in white, or in any variety of colours in between.
2A close friend or associate.
知交，密友
Example sentencesExamples
- Associating with familiars can potentially provide individuals with important benefits, including enhanced group antipredator behavior.
- His son, James Maury, a familiar of this group, was in after years appointed first United States Consul to Liverpool by George Washington.
Synonyms
friend, best friend, companion, boon companion, intimate, familiar, confidant, confidante, alter ego, second self
3(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.
（罗马天主教用语）（在教皇或主教家服务的）仆人
Example sentencesExamples
- Familiars actually dwelling in a monastery may receive their Easter Communion in the church or chapel of the monastery.
- In 1307, after having written the "Arbor vitae", he was chosen chaplain and familiar to Cardinal Napoleone Orsini.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘intimate’, ‘on a family footing’): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.

词汇	familiar
释义	Definition of familiar in English: familiar adjective fəˈmɪlɪəfəˈmɪljər 1Well known from long or close association. 熟悉的，熟识的 their faces will be familiar to many of you 他们的面孔对你们中的许多人来说将是熟悉的。 a familiar voice 熟悉的嗓音。 Example sentencesExamples The band sounded familiar, he vaguely remembered a friend telling him about them a while ago. Their brother Alan is the chief P.A. announcer at Old Trafford and his voice is familiar to many regulars who visit the famous ground. He had copper-brownish red very curly hair, and for a second he looked familiar, but I shook my head. At this stage of the game, your manner should indicate to us that you will be a reassuringly familiar experience. Thinking that the voice sounded somehow familiar to me, I tried to place it. Suddenly I was experiencing familiar taste sensations, so different from the interesting but unfamiliar flavours of the orient. Phil's motives and experience sounds very familiar. His distinctive voice has long been familiar to Chinese audiences. He had visited them before and there were the usual familiar faces, but on this occasion what he experienced left him shaken. It can be comforting to encounter the familiar faces of cats and dogs and farm animals in foreign lands. For some strange reason, the voice was familiar to Jonathon. When he pulled away, his father laughed down at him and spoke in the gruff-yet-gentle voice that was so familiar to his ears. Another local man whose voice is so familiar to listeners is news presenter Sen O'Ciobhn who has been with the station since its foundation. His sarcastic voice sounds vaguely familiar to Rena, and she wishes Jem would step aside so she can get a better look. It's a comfortable environment of known quantities, familiar faces, and common verbal shorthand. The guy in charge of leadership is sitting at his desk and I think for a second that he looks familiar. The voice sounded faintly familiar to Draica but she quickly pushed the thought of her mind and focused on staying hidden. Artexpo is also filled with annual happenings and familiar faces that make the show complete. Oddly, he looked familiar and with a closer inspection she realized who it was. He thought his voice sounded familiar, and it was probably one of his friends. Synonyms known about, well known 1.1 Often encountered or experienced; common. 经常遇见（或经历）的；普通的，常见的 the situation was all too familiar 这种情形是再普通不过的了。 Example sentencesExamples The most familiar, and second strongest, force described in the standard model is electromagnetism. These forms of unease are familiar once we have encountered the problem of free will through the hypothesis of determinism. Now but if cows are familiar and common you'd think we'd know what they eat especially if we eat them or drink their milk. These kinds of killings that we witness and hear about have become all too familiar and frequent for us to either exhibit our emotions or even react in any way. Well if you were vindicating your right of exclusive possession of the premises, you are in a very familiar common law area. Chances are that you found the sentence confusing, even though all the words are common and familiar. University education is a process which ought to take you beyond the world of familiar experience. In fats the alcohol is glycerol, more familiar under its common name of glycerine. Movies don't just offer us an escape, but reflect our realities and familiar experiences. Surely one could expect no surprises from a substance so common and so familiar. The plight of Mountain Rivera is a common tragedy, repeated in familiar ways time and time again. These situations have become familiar and common to most of us. The current debate around common factors feels quite familiar. In British Columbia, L. disjunctus is the more common, widespread and familiar species. This focus on foliage gives the scenteds little in common with the familiar bedding geranium and its big red flowers. A new minister faces a familiar problem - the annual A&E crisis - but is she ready to prescribe radical treatment? But a brush with the new authorities can mean a familiar encounter over identity cards and threats. For people born in Britain before the Second World War, child deaths - mainly from infectious diseases - were a familiar experience. Take this familiar experience: spell a word wrongly in Microsoft Word and you see a wavy red underline appear under the word. Exhibitions celebrating the art of the goldsmith are a familiar feature of the annual programme at Goldsmiths' Hall. Synonyms well known, known, recognized, accustomed common, everyday, day-to-day, ordinary, commonplace, frequent, habitual, usual, customary, repeated, routine, standard, stock, mundane, run-of-the-mill, conventional household, domestic British common or garden North American garden variety informal bog-standard literary wonted 1.2familiar with Having a good knowledge of. 熟知的，通晓的 ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls 务必弄清楚这些暖气控制器的操作方法。 Example sentencesExamples His work on the roads made him familiar with many in the villages around this region. Many will be familiar with the sight of crocosmia in the southwest of Ireland. Most people will be familiar with the feeling that once one has seen one Roman ruin one might as well have seen the lot. If you have the time and are familiar with any of these names I would like to hear from you. It adds to the enjoyment if you are familiar with this type of story, and I admit you might be a bit lost without it. They are guided through the process until they are familiar with it and can go on to start making their own lunch. Our goal is to inspire those who are already familiar with what we believe and inform those who are not. You might also be familiar with the green lit figure that shows it's safe to cross the road. Readers familiar with Highland stores will know that the choice tends to be fairly limited. The inquest failed to discover why he had been on the road at that time, or whether he was familiar with it. So that there is the use of language by the Parliament which engages concepts with which the common law is familiar. Belle de Jour is sometimes fascinating because it reveals a life which not all of us are familiar with. Apologies to any readers who are not familiar with the geography of Aberdeen's suburbs. She has a sister here and is familiar with most of the hangouts in the twin cities. It is amazing how we can all be so familiar with something and not know its history or its origin. Not all of us appeared to be terribly familiar with anywhere outside the city centre, either. Veteran aid workers like Endris are all too familiar with the early warning signs of famine. I do not know whether you are familiar with the review that was conducted by him? Most of my driving is done locally, but it is easy for someone not familiar with a particular road to miss a sign. We are really concentrating on him playing the new stuff that he is not as familiar with. Even to those familiar with the story, the sufferings of the navy make shocking reading. Synonyms acquainted with, conversant with, versed in, informed about, knowledgeable about, well informed about, instructed in, skilled in, proficient in at home with, no stranger to, au fait with, au courant with, apprised of, abreast of, up to date with, in touch with informal well up on, in the know about, genned up on, clued in on, clued up on, plugged into British informal switched on to archaic ware of 2In close friendship; intimate. 亲近的，亲密的 she had not realized they were on such familiar terms 她没意识到他们的关系已如此亲密。 Example sentencesExamples Ian flushed happily with the familiar term of endearment from his father-in-law, but then continued seriously. A lump formed in Lexus' throat, as he watched his oldest, and most familiar confidante, and friend, slip away. They were both regulars of the bar, and on familiar terms with Julian. I did know, by hearsay, that she was on familiar terms with the exile court. Charlotte frowned upon hearing Emma refer to Darcy with such a familiar term, almost jumping up from her position on her bed. It cost him most of his white friends at a time when it was difficult to be accepted on familiar terms by Africans. We're on familiar terms with all but one of the Founding Fathers. Everson dropped the usual ‘Humbly report Your Levity’ and spoke to the wizard in very familiar terms. The old man was on familiar terms with Matusoka Tamaki. In real life it is true that Brecht was on familiar terms and conducted political discussions with Harich. I was a little taken aback by her use of the familiar term but I recovered quickly. The artist clearly was on familiar terms with this patron and benefactor and portrayed him a number of times. Everyone knew one another and addressed each other in familiar terms. Synonyms close, intimate, dear, near, confidential, bosom friendly, neighbourly, sociable, amicable, easy informal pally, chummy, matey, buddy-buddy, palsy-walsy, thick, thick as thieves 2.1 Informal or intimate to an inappropriate degree. 〈非正式〉过度的 he was being overly familiar with Gloria Example sentencesExamples I'm glad I read everyone else's reviews about the over familiar waiters, because I had a hard time convincing my boyfriend I hadn't been before when on my first time there the waiter came over, put his arm round me and said it was great to see me again. Personally, I think he's a bit too familiar and a little too "nice" with all his happy hours and friendliness. But it works for him so far. There is no room for your overly familiar, glaringly inappropriate questions. Synonyms overfamiliar, unduly familiar, over-free, presumptuous, disrespectful, forward, bold, impudent, impertinent, intrusive making passes at, chatting up, making advances towards informal pushy noun fəˈmɪlɪəfəˈmɪljər 1A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal. （传说中供女巫使唤、有动物外形的）妖精 her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts Example sentencesExamples Both familiars and fairies could appear dressed wholly in black, or wholly in white, or in any variety of colours in between. In the early modern period both familiars and fairies were believed to possess a range of supernatural powers which were considered capable of affecting almost any aspect of human life. The familiar of a witch is always a black cat; and it is supposed that black cats have powers and faculties quite different from all other of the feline tribe. Familiars were usually small animals such as dogs, cats, toads, mice and owls. Many witches' familiars had unusual names. To aid the witch, she would keep a ‘familiar’ - a cat or other animal - which was really a demon who served the witch. 2A close friend or associate. 知交，密友 Example sentencesExamples His son, James Maury, a familiar of this group, was in after years appointed first United States Consul to Liverpool by George Washington. Associating with familiars can potentially provide individuals with important benefits, including enhanced group antipredator behavior. Synonyms friend, best friend, companion, boon companion, intimate, familiar, confidant, confidante, alter ego, second self 3(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household. （罗马天主教用语）（在教皇或主教家服务的）仆人 Example sentencesExamples In 1307, after having written the "Arbor vitae", he was chosen chaplain and familiar to Cardinal Napoleone Orsini. Familiars actually dwelling in a monastery may receive their Easter Communion in the church or chapel of the monastery. Derivatives familiarly adverb He abandoned his work on alchemy, his most recent fascination, and applied his legendary power of concentration completely on the Principia (as it is most familiarly known) for nearly two years. Example sentencesExamples Davies followed an early yellow card with that second booking, and the 131st north London derby took on a familiarly modern pattern. But now there is a new highway, familiarly known as the GT Road, and no different from any other. Then how can you speak so familiarly with him? I will be leaving behind a landscape I know familiarly, that I observe closely, that I love. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'intimate', 'on a family footing'): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia 'household servants, family', from famulus 'servant'. Rhymes bougainvillea, Brasília, cilia, conciliar, haemophilia (US hemophilia), Hillier, juvenilia, memorabilia, paedophilia (US pedophilia), sedilia Definition of familiar in US English: familiar adjectivefəˈmilyərfəˈmɪljər 1Well known from long or close association. 熟悉的，熟识的 their faces will be familiar to many of you 他们的面孔对你们中的许多人来说将是熟悉的。 a familiar voice 熟悉的嗓音。 Example sentencesExamples It can be comforting to encounter the familiar faces of cats and dogs and farm animals in foreign lands. For some strange reason, the voice was familiar to Jonathon. He had copper-brownish red very curly hair, and for a second he looked familiar, but I shook my head. The band sounded familiar, he vaguely remembered a friend telling him about them a while ago. Oddly, he looked familiar and with a closer inspection she realized who it was. He thought his voice sounded familiar, and it was probably one of his friends. When he pulled away, his father laughed down at him and spoke in the gruff-yet-gentle voice that was so familiar to his ears. Another local man whose voice is so familiar to listeners is news presenter Sen O'Ciobhn who has been with the station since its foundation. It's a comfortable environment of known quantities, familiar faces, and common verbal shorthand. Artexpo is also filled with annual happenings and familiar faces that make the show complete. Thinking that the voice sounded somehow familiar to me, I tried to place it. Suddenly I was experiencing familiar taste sensations, so different from the interesting but unfamiliar flavours of the orient. He had visited them before and there were the usual familiar faces, but on this occasion what he experienced left him shaken. The voice sounded faintly familiar to Draica but she quickly pushed the thought of her mind and focused on staying hidden. At this stage of the game, your manner should indicate to us that you will be a reassuringly familiar experience. The guy in charge of leadership is sitting at his desk and I think for a second that he looks familiar. Phil's motives and experience sounds very familiar. His sarcastic voice sounds vaguely familiar to Rena, and she wishes Jem would step aside so she can get a better look. His distinctive voice has long been familiar to Chinese audiences. Their brother Alan is the chief P.A. announcer at Old Trafford and his voice is familiar to many regulars who visit the famous ground. Synonyms known about, well known 1.1 Often encountered or experienced; common. 经常遇见（或经历）的；普通的，常见的 the situation was all too familiar 这种情形是再普通不过的了。 Example sentencesExamples This focus on foliage gives the scenteds little in common with the familiar bedding geranium and its big red flowers. Chances are that you found the sentence confusing, even though all the words are common and familiar. These forms of unease are familiar once we have encountered the problem of free will through the hypothesis of determinism. The current debate around common factors feels quite familiar. Movies don't just offer us an escape, but reflect our realities and familiar experiences. University education is a process which ought to take you beyond the world of familiar experience. The most familiar, and second strongest, force described in the standard model is electromagnetism. The plight of Mountain Rivera is a common tragedy, repeated in familiar ways time and time again. Surely one could expect no surprises from a substance so common and so familiar. Take this familiar experience: spell a word wrongly in Microsoft Word and you see a wavy red underline appear under the word. These kinds of killings that we witness and hear about have become all too familiar and frequent for us to either exhibit our emotions or even react in any way. For people born in Britain before the Second World War, child deaths - mainly from infectious diseases - were a familiar experience. In fats the alcohol is glycerol, more familiar under its common name of glycerine. Exhibitions celebrating the art of the goldsmith are a familiar feature of the annual programme at Goldsmiths' Hall. These situations have become familiar and common to most of us. But a brush with the new authorities can mean a familiar encounter over identity cards and threats. Now but if cows are familiar and common you'd think we'd know what they eat especially if we eat them or drink their milk. In British Columbia, L. disjunctus is the more common, widespread and familiar species. Well if you were vindicating your right of exclusive possession of the premises, you are in a very familiar common law area. A new minister faces a familiar problem - the annual A&E crisis - but is she ready to prescribe radical treatment? Synonyms well known, known, recognized, accustomed 1.2familiar withpredicative Having a good knowledge of. 熟知的，通晓的 ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls 务必弄清楚这些暖气控制器的操作方法。 Example sentencesExamples I do not know whether you are familiar with the review that was conducted by him? Most of my driving is done locally, but it is easy for someone not familiar with a particular road to miss a sign. Belle de Jour is sometimes fascinating because it reveals a life which not all of us are familiar with. Most people will be familiar with the feeling that once one has seen one Roman ruin one might as well have seen the lot. If you have the time and are familiar with any of these names I would like to hear from you. So that there is the use of language by the Parliament which engages concepts with which the common law is familiar. You might also be familiar with the green lit figure that shows it's safe to cross the road. It is amazing how we can all be so familiar with something and not know its history or its origin. His work on the roads made him familiar with many in the villages around this region. We are really concentrating on him playing the new stuff that he is not as familiar with. Our goal is to inspire those who are already familiar with what we believe and inform those who are not. The inquest failed to discover why he had been on the road at that time, or whether he was familiar with it. Readers familiar with Highland stores will know that the choice tends to be fairly limited. She has a sister here and is familiar with most of the hangouts in the twin cities. They are guided through the process until they are familiar with it and can go on to start making their own lunch. Even to those familiar with the story, the sufferings of the navy make shocking reading. Many will be familiar with the sight of crocosmia in the southwest of Ireland. Apologies to any readers who are not familiar with the geography of Aberdeen's suburbs. It adds to the enjoyment if you are familiar with this type of story, and I admit you might be a bit lost without it. Veteran aid workers like Endris are all too familiar with the early warning signs of famine. Not all of us appeared to be terribly familiar with anywhere outside the city centre, either. Synonyms acquainted with, conversant with, versed in, informed about, knowledgeable about, well informed about, instructed in, skilled in, proficient in 2In close friendship; intimate. 亲近的，亲密的 she had not realized they were on such familiar terms 她没意识到他们的关系已如此亲密。 Example sentencesExamples The artist clearly was on familiar terms with this patron and benefactor and portrayed him a number of times. The old man was on familiar terms with Matusoka Tamaki. Charlotte frowned upon hearing Emma refer to Darcy with such a familiar term, almost jumping up from her position on her bed. I was a little taken aback by her use of the familiar term but I recovered quickly. They were both regulars of the bar, and on familiar terms with Julian. Everyone knew one another and addressed each other in familiar terms. Ian flushed happily with the familiar term of endearment from his father-in-law, but then continued seriously. It cost him most of his white friends at a time when it was difficult to be accepted on familiar terms by Africans. Everson dropped the usual ‘Humbly report Your Levity’ and spoke to the wizard in very familiar terms. A lump formed in Lexus' throat, as he watched his oldest, and most familiar confidante, and friend, slip away. We're on familiar terms with all but one of the Founding Fathers. In real life it is true that Brecht was on familiar terms and conducted political discussions with Harich. I did know, by hearsay, that she was on familiar terms with the exile court. Synonyms close, intimate, dear, near, confidential, bosom 2.1 Informal to an inappropriate degree. 〈非正式〉过度的 Example sentencesExamples There is no room for your overly familiar, glaringly inappropriate questions. Personally, I think he's a bit too familiar and a little too "nice" with all his happy hours and friendliness. But it works for him so far. I'm glad I read everyone else's reviews about the over familiar waiters, because I had a hard time convincing my boyfriend I hadn't been before when on my first time there the waiter came over, put his arm round me and said it was great to see me again. Synonyms overfamiliar, unduly familiar, over-free, presumptuous, disrespectful, forward, bold, impudent, impertinent, intrusive nounfəˈmilyərfəˈmɪljər 1A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal. （传说中供女巫使唤、有动物外形的）妖精 Example sentencesExamples In the early modern period both familiars and fairies were believed to possess a range of supernatural powers which were considered capable of affecting almost any aspect of human life. The familiar of a witch is always a black cat; and it is supposed that black cats have powers and faculties quite different from all other of the feline tribe. To aid the witch, she would keep a ‘familiar’ - a cat or other animal - which was really a demon who served the witch. Familiars were usually small animals such as dogs, cats, toads, mice and owls. Many witches' familiars had unusual names. Both familiars and fairies could appear dressed wholly in black, or wholly in white, or in any variety of colours in between. 2A close friend or associate. 知交，密友 Example sentencesExamples Associating with familiars can potentially provide individuals with important benefits, including enhanced group antipredator behavior. His son, James Maury, a familiar of this group, was in after years appointed first United States Consul to Liverpool by George Washington. Synonyms friend, best friend, companion, boon companion, intimate, familiar, confidant, confidante, alter ego, second self 3(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household. （罗马天主教用语）（在教皇或主教家服务的）仆人 Example sentencesExamples Familiars actually dwelling in a monastery may receive their Easter Communion in the church or chapel of the monastery. In 1307, after having written the "Arbor vitae", he was chosen chaplain and familiar to Cardinal Napoleone Orsini. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘intimate’, ‘on a family footing’): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.
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