Be familiar with sth/sb
(某人)很了解某人/通曉某件事情
to know something or someone well
John is very familiar with software development. He’s been working in IT for 20 years.
John很了解軟件開發。他做IT已經有20年了。
I am not very familiar with Han. We’ve just met once.
我對Han不是太了解。我們只見過一次。
Know 認識(程度可深可淺)
Do you know Penny (well)?
你認識Penny嗎?
Acknowledge
(通過招手、微笑等) 打招呼/示意
I was standing right next to her, but she didn't even acknowledge me.
我就站在她身邊,但她根本就沒有向我打招呼。
Be familiar to sb
(某事)對某人來講熟悉
似曾相識/見過/聽過/聞過
The name of the restaurant was not familiar to me.
I didn't know the name of the restaurant.
這個餐館的名字我沒聽過。
Acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ n.
泛泛之交;熟人
I heard about the job through a mutual acquaintance.
我是從一個朋友的熟人那了解到這個工作機會的。