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Similarity Things Similar Son 英 ˌsɪmə'Lærəti] 美 ˌsɪmə'Lærəti N.相似;类似

英语单词 similarity
英美音标 英 [ˌsɪmə'lærəti] 美 [ˌsɪmə'lærəti]
中文释义 n.相似;类似
英语例句 (1) A similarity can be observed between them.
(2) Bee and wasp both sting, but they have other similarity, too.
(3) The similarity between the two stories suggests Lowry wrote them both.
中文例句 (1) 它们之间可以看到相似之处。
(2) 蜜蜂和黄蜂都螫人,但它们还有其他相似之处。
(3) 两个故事类似,表明两篇都是洛利写的。
vocabulary简明 You might get annoyed if people keep saying there is a similarity between you and your older sister, particularly if you're tired of being compared to her. A similarity is a sameness or alikeness.
vocabulary扩展 When you are comparing two things — physical objects, ideas, or experiences — you often look at their similarities and their differences. Difference is the opposite of similarity. Both squares and rectangles have four sides, that is a similarity between them. Just because two things share similarities doesn't mean they are the same.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]相像;类似;近似 If there is a similarity between two or more things, they are similar to each other.
  [oft N between/in/with n]
  • The astonishing similarity between my brother and my first-born son...

    我弟弟和我的大儿子长得惊人地相似

  • There was a very basic similarity in our philosophy...

    我们的人生哲学在根本上很相似。

  • She is also 25 and a native of Birmingham, but the similarity ends there.

    她也是 25 岁,也是伯明翰本地人,但也就这么多相似点了。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]相似处;相似点;类似的地方 Similarities are features that things have which make them similar to each other.
  [usu pl]
  • There were significant similarities between mother and son...

    母子之间有很多相像的地方。

  • The similarities between Mars and Earth were enough to keep alive hopes of some form of Martian life.

    火星和地球之间的诸多相似处足以让人们对火星上存在某种生物抱以希望。

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