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Familiarity Breeds Contempt Person 英[Fəˌmɪliˈærəti 美[Fəˌmɪlˈjærɪti ˌmɪliˈær N.熟悉;通晓;认识;友好随便

单词 familiarity
音标
英[fəˌmɪliˈærəti] 美[fəˌmɪlˈjærɪti, -ˌmɪliˈær-]
解释
n.熟悉;通晓;认识;友好随便;
例句

PHRASE
亲密生嫌隙;亲不敬,熟生蔑
Familiarity is used especially in the expression familiarity breeds contempt to say that if you know a person or situation very well, you can easily lose respect for that person or become careless in that situation.
例:Familiarity with evil breeds not contempt but acceptance.对罪恶熟悉之后,生出的不是蔑视,而是习以为常。
变形
pl:familiarities~

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