unfamiliar
un‧fa‧mil‧i‧ar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə◂ $ -ər◂/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑familiarity ≠ ↑unfamiliarity, ↑family, ↑familiarization; adjective: ↑familiar ≠ ↑unfamiliar, ↑familial; verb: ↑familiarize; adverb: ↑familiarly]
1. not known to you
unfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc
She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.
a crowd of unfamiliar faces
unfamiliar to
Some of the technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to you.
2. be unfamiliar with something to not have any experience of something:
We were unfamiliar with the neighbourhood.
—unfamiliarity /ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærəti, ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærɪti/ noun [uncountable]
unfamiliarhu| ◎ | [,ʌnfə'miliə] | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | (+ to somebody) không được biết rõ, không quen biết, xa lạ | | | ☆ | his face was unfamiliar to me | | | nhìn mặt anh ta, tôi thấy không quen | | | ☆ | working in new and unfamiliar surroundings | | | làm việc trong môi trường mới và xa lạ | | | ■ | (+ with something) không biết về cái gì, không quen biết cái gì, xa lạ, lạc lõng | | | ☆ | I'm unfamiliar with this type of computer | | | tôi không quen loại máy tính này |
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