"be unfamiliar with" 是一个系表结构短语,表示主语(通常是人)对某事物/某人“不熟悉、不了解、不认识”,强调“缺乏对某对象的认知或经验”的状态。
主语通常是人(表示“某人对…不熟悉”);
宾语可以是具体事物(如place、tool)、抽象概念(如policy、concept)、人(如name、person)或动作(动名词,如using this app)。
以下是常见的宾语类型及示例:
具体事物/地点:
I'm unfamiliar with this neighborhood.(我对这个街区不熟悉。)
She's unfamiliar with the new coffee machine.(她不了解这台新咖啡机。)
抽象概念/规则:
Many students are unfamiliar with this grammar rule.(很多学生对这条语法规则不熟悉。)
Are you unfamiliar with the company's dress code?(你不清楚公司的着装规定吗?)
人/名称:
I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar with that name.(抱歉,我不认识那个名字。)
They were unfamiliar with the new teacher.(他们对新老师不熟悉。)
语言/技能(动名词):
He's unfamiliar with speaking in public.(他不熟悉公开演讲。)
We're unfamiliar with using this software.(我们不熟悉使用这款软件。)
注意:"be unfamiliar with" 和 "be unfamiliar to" 容易混淆,核心差异在于主语和宾语的逻辑关系:
be unfamiliar with:主语是“人”,强调“人对…不熟悉”(主动状态);
例:I am unfamiliar with the topic.(我对这个话题不熟悉。)
be unfamiliar to:主语是“事物”,强调“事物对人来说不熟悉”(被动感受);
例:The topic is unfamiliar to me.(这个话题对我来说很陌生。)
两者可转换:I'm unfamiliar with the topic. = The topic is unfamiliar to me.
"be not unfamiliar with" 是双重否定,表示“对…并非完全不熟悉”(即“有点了解”),语气更委婉或正式:
He's not unfamiliar with the challenges of freelance work.(他对自由职业的挑战并非完全不了解。)
"be unfamiliar with" 的反义是 "be familiar with"(对…熟悉/了解):
I was unfamiliar with the song at first, but now I'm familiar with it.(一开始我对这首歌不熟悉,但现在熟悉了。)
"be unfamiliar with" 是描述“认知状态”的常用短语,核心是“人对某对象缺乏了解”。记住结构和介词搭配(with接人/事物,to接人时主语是事物),就能准确使用啦!