名词 (n.) 不熟悉;陌生感。指对某事物缺乏了解或经验的状态。
/ˌʌnfəˌmɪliˈærɪti/
His unfamiliarity with the city made him get lost several times.
他对这座城市的不熟悉让他迷路了好几次。
The team's unfamiliarity with the new software caused delays in the project, but after a week of training, their efficiency improved dramatically.
团队对新软件的陌生导致了项目延误,但经过一周的培训后,他们的效率大幅提升。
该词由前缀 un-(表示"不、非")与 familiarity 组成。Familiarity 源自拉丁语 familiaris,意为"家庭的、亲密的",其词根 familia 意为"家庭"。加上后缀 -ity 表示一种状态或性质。因此,unfamiliarity 字面意思就是"不亲近、不熟悉的状态"。该词在英语中自17世纪起开始使用。