familiarity學測 L6KK [fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti]/fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti/
熟悉;通曉·越界的親暱
同一字,熟悉與逾矩兩種語感
Ten years of marriage brought a quiet familiarity that no words could describe.

十年婚姻帶來一種無法言喻的熟悉感。

familiarity 一字兩面:老朋友般的熟悉讓人安心,陌生人靠太近卻讓人不自在。

一個畫面:手自然搭上肩膀

反覆接觸多次接觸後不再感到陌生
閉眼走熟路熟到不用看也認得路
手搭上肩才剛認識就靠太近,讓人不自在

義項

熟門熟路C2noun熟悉;通曉
After years of living in the city, John developed a deep familiarity with its streets and shops.
在這座城市住了多年後,約翰對這裡的街道與商店瞭若指掌。
a deep familiarityfamiliarity with a topic
越界親暱C2noun越界的親暱
After they had just met, he hugged her tightly, and his familiarity made her feel uncomfortable.
他們才剛認識,他就緊緊抱住她,這種親暱讓她很不自在。
a level of familiarityunwanted familiarity

片語

familiarity breeds contempt太熟生輕視 →太熟悉反而不受尊重
a sense of familiarity似曾相識感 →有種似曾相識的感覺
level of familiarity親近的程度 →彼此熟悉或親近的程度
gain familiarity累積熟悉度 →透過經驗慢慢變熟悉

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His ___ with the topic made the interview easy. (familiarity / similarity)

看答案

familiarity

familiarity是熟悉,similarity是相似,字尾相近易混淆。

『他們才剛認識,他就緊緊抱住她,這種 familiarity 讓她不自在。』這裡的 familiarity 最接近哪個意思?(A) 對某話題的熟悉 (B) 越界的親暱舉動 (C) 兩人外表相似

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(B)

此句描述才剛認識就有的過度親密舉動,對應「越界的親暱」義項。

字族

familiar 熟悉的;常見的・unfamiliar 不熟悉的;陌生的

順路看看

awkwardness越界後常伴隨的尷尬感

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

新人訓練
Her familiarity with the booking system helped her train the new receptionist.
她對訂位系統的熟悉,讓她更容易培訓新進接待人員。
職場互動
The visitor's excessive familiarity, including the use of personal nicknames, made the receptionist uncomfortable.
訪客過度親暱的言行,包括使用私人暱稱,讓接待人員感到不自在。

詞族

familiarity noun 熟悉;過分親暱・familiar adjective 熟悉的;過分親暱的・familiarize verb 使熟悉・familiarly adverb 親暱地

四選一

Applicants should demonstrate ____ with standard office software during the interview.

  • familiar
  • familiarly
  • familiarity
  • familiarize
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familiarity

demonstrate 後需要名詞作受詞,familiarity with 表示「對……的熟悉」。familiar 是形容詞,familiarly 是副詞,familiarize 是動詞,均無法在此構成完整的受詞結構。

同義改寫

Her familiarity with the booking system helped her train the new receptionist. → Her knowledge of the booking system helped her train the new receptionist.
此處 familiarity 指對系統的熟悉與了解,可用 knowledge of 改述,保留其有助於培訓新人的意思。
The visitor's excessive familiarity made the receptionist uncomfortable. → The visitor's overly friendly behavior made the receptionist uncomfortable.
excessive familiarity 在此指超出適當分際的親暱言行;overly friendly behavior 保留「過度親近」及造成不自在的意思。

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