| 单词 | semblance |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['sembləns] |
| 解释 | n.外貌；相似 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 外貌 (outward and specious appearance) 【记】 sembl(相像)+ance 【同】 同根词:resemble(相 似)；dissemble(掩饰) |
| 字源 | semblance (n.) c.1300, "fact of appearing to view," from Old French semblance, from semblant "likeness, appearance," present participle of sembler "to seem, appear," from Latin simulare "to resemble, imitate," from similis "like" (see similar (adj.)). Meaning "person's appearance or demeanor" is attested from c.1400; that of "false, assumed or deceiving appearance" is from 1590s. Meaning "person or thing that resembles another" is attested from 1510s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 外貌; 相似 【记】源于: resemble(v 象; 类似) 【参】dissemble(v 掩饰; 假装不知) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自seem, 近于resemble 象,类似 【相关】assemble(same 类似的弄到一起→集合，装配), resemble（seem same 类似），ensemble(same同类，全体，合唱的全体演唱者),dissemble(不+seem,same→掩饰，冒充） |
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