familiar: [14] Familiar originally meant simply ‘of the family’ (it came, partly via Old French familier, from Latin familiāris). Its usual use in this sense was in phrases such as familiar enemy and familiar foe, denoting a treacherous enemy from within one’s own family or household. It gradually broadened out semantically via ‘intimately associated’ (preserved in familiar spirit, and in the noun use ‘intimate friend’) to ‘well-known from constant association’. => family
familiar (adj.)
mid-14c., "intimate, very friendly, on a family footing," from Old French famelier "related; friendly," from Latin familiaris "domestic, private, belonging to a family, of a household;" also "familiar, intimate, friendly," dissimilated from *familialis, from familia (see family). From late 14c. as "of or pertaining to one's family." Of things, "known from long association," from late 15c. Meaning "ordinary, usual" is from 1590s.
The noun meaning "demon, evil spirit that answers one's call" is from 1580s (familiar spirit is attested from 1560s); earlier as a noun it meant "a familiar friend" (late 14c.). The Latin plural, used as a noun, meant "the slaves," also "a friend, intimate acquaintance, companion."
实用例句
1. Rose heard the familiar voice, but tuned out the words.
罗斯听到了熟悉的声音，但没注意听说的是什么。
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2. She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.
令人疑惑的是，她看上去就像一位面熟的邻家阿姨或是祖母。
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3. In the cosy consulting room the children are surrounded by familiar objects.
在温馨的诊疗室里，孩子们周围摆满了亲切熟悉的东西。
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4. Those familiar with Sanders call him a consummate politician.
那些熟悉桑德斯的人都称他为手段高明的政治家。
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5. Everyone must be familiar with the old favourite among roses, Crystal Palace.
