大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 familiarity breeds contempt
大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 familiarity breeds contempt
释义:
familiarity breeds contempt 少见多怪; 熟生蔑:这个短语意味着当人们对某人或某事了解得越多,就越容易产生轻视和不尊重的情绪
例句:
Familiarity breeds contempt.
熟悉会滋生轻视。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
太熟悉就会掉以轻心。
After three days of Senate hearings on Anthony Lake's nomination to be the next director of central intelligence (DCI), a variation on the old adage "familiarity breeds contempt" seems at work: Senators' increasing familiarity with Tony Lake's contempt for Congress is breeding opposition to his controversial candidacy -- including, it would appear, among some expected to support it.