كيف تنطق "familiarity breeds contempt"

expression

fuh-MIL-YAIR-uh-tee BREEDZ kun-TEMPT

fuh-MIL-ee-AIR-i-tee BREEDZ kun-TEMPT

التعريف

This proverb means that if you know someone or something very well, you might start to lose respect for them or it, and take them for granted.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

fəˌmɪɫˈjɛɹəti/ /ˈbɹidz/ /kənˈtɛmpt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

fəmˌɪlɪˈæɹɪti/ /bɹˈiːdz/ /kəntˈɛmpt

أمريكي

fuh-MIL-YAIR-uh-tee BREEDZ kun-TEMPT

بريطاني

fuh-MIL-ee-AIR-i-tee BREEDZ kun-TEMPT

Familiarity breeds contempt when friends share too much time together and start to annoy each other.

My grandmother often says 'familiarity breeds contempt' about siblings who fight a lot.

Some people believe that familiarity breeds contempt in close relationships.

After working with my boss for years, I realize familiarity breeds contempt—I notice every little flaw now.