familiar

familiar
adjective
  1. well known from long or close association
    熟悉的，熟识的
    their faces will be familiar to many of you.
    他们的面孔你们许多人都会熟悉。
    a familiar voice.
    熟悉的嗓音。
    ■often encountered or experienced; common
    经常碰到（或经历）的；普通的
    the situation was all too familiar.
    这情形是再普通不过的了。
    ■[predic.](familiar with)having a good knowledge of
    熟悉，熟知
    ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls.
    你一定要熟悉这些暖气调节器。
  2. in 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是如此亲密。
    ■(informal)to an inappropriate degree
    (非正式)不恰当的
noun
  1. (亦作 familiar spirit)a 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，魔鬼
  2. (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
  3. a close friend or associate
    知交，密友
派生
familiarly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'intimate', 'on a family footing'): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia 'household servants, household, family', from famulus 'servant'
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