English Dictionary

familiarity breeds contempt

ことわざ

The more an individual becomes acquainted with another person, and the more the individual knows about his or her shortcomings, the easier it becomess to dislike that person.

日本語の意味

親しみが深くなるほど、相手の欠点が見えやすくなり、その結果、敬意が失われる傾向がある。 / 人間関係において、相手についてよく知れば知るほど、短所が明らかになり、軽蔑しやすくなる。

She warned him that familiarity breeds contempt, so he kept a respectful distance.

彼女は、親しさが軽蔑を生むことがあると彼に警告したので、彼は礼儀正しい距離を保った。

意味（1）

The more an individual becomes acquainted with another person, and the more the individual knows about his or her shortcomings, the easier it becomess to dislike that person.

[S]uffer [your children] not to carry themselves unreverently or contemptuously towards you [parents]; but to keep their distance. For too much familiarity breedeth contempt, and imboldeneth to disobedience.