familiar 表示“熟悉的，親近的，或隨便的(表示不滿)之意。”
1.familiar 作“熟悉的”用時，可與with/ to 連用。
be familiar with sth 某人對某事物熟悉,了解
sth be familiar to sb 指某事物為某人所熟悉、了解
例句：
He is familiar with export procedure.
他熟悉出口手續。
Everyone is familiar with the TV screen\’s hypnotic power.
大家都很熟悉電視屏幕的吸引力。
Her husband is a lobbyist, and familiar with almost every senator.
她的丈夫是位說客，幾乎跟每位參議員都熟。
Are you familiar with the computer software they use?
你熟悉他們使用的計算機軟件嗎？
反義詞：
We are very familiar with each other.
我們相互之間很熟。
I am not familiar with his character.
我不了解他的性格。
His fans would already be familiar with Caroline
他的崇拜者們肯定已經很熟悉卡羅琳了。
Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner\’s opera.
多數人對瓦格納歌劇中的這個人物是熟悉的。
His voice on the phone sounded familiar to me. 他在電話上的聲音我聽起來很熟悉。
Your name is familiar to me.
你的名字我是熟悉的。
The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.
住在面包店附近的人都很熟悉這種氣味。
2.表示“友好的”時，familiar通常與介詞 with 連用
例句
He\’s familiar with us. (=He\’s on familiar terms with us). 他與我們關系很友好。
She greeted them by their first names in a familiar way. 她與他們打招呼時親切地直呼其名。
3.表示“過分親密的”“隨便的”，也常與 with 連用。如：
The man makes himself [=is] too familiar with my wife. 這個人對我妻子太隨便(太放肆)。
He was a bit too familiar with that girl after several drinks last night.
昨天晚上，他喝了幾杯酒之后對那個女孩有點過分親昵。
You seem to be on very familiar terms with your tutor.
你似乎和你的導師之間很隨便。
After a few drinks her boss started getting too familiar for her liking.
老板幾杯酒下肚以后就開始令她覺得過分親昵。
John\’s \’crime\’ was being too familiar with the manager and calling him Gouldy.
約翰的“罪行”就是對經理太隨便，還叫他古爾迪。
知識拓展：
familiar close intimate 【詞義：親密的】
familiar adj. 友好的；過分親密的，隨便的
〔辨析〕
指關系親近的，也指某人的言行十分隨便，顯得過于親昵的。
〔例證〕
She is on familiar terms with all her neighbours.
她和所有鄰居的關系都很好。
He was a bit too familiar with that girl after several drinks last night.
昨天晚上，他喝了幾杯酒之后對那個女孩有點過分親昵。
close adj. 親近的，親密的
〔辨析〕
指人與人之間彼此喜愛、關系親密的。
〔例證〕
She and her younger sister are very close.
她和她妹妹很親。
He felt closer to Susan after the campfire party.
篝火晚會之后，他覺得和蘇珊更親近了。
We are close friends.
我們是密友。
intimate adj. 密切的，親密的
〔辨析〕
指關系極其親密的。
〔例證〕
They have lived here for a year and a half, but are still not on intimate terms with their neighbours.
他們已經在這里住了一年半了，卻仍然和鄰居不熟。
He is my intimate friend.
他是我的密友。
