similar基本信息
读法：英 ["sɪmɪlə] 美 ["sɪməlɚ]
释义：
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英英释义
Adjective:
"problems similar to mine"
"they wore similar coats"
"they looked utterly alike"
"friends are generally alike in background and taste"
"a limited circle of like minds"
"members of the cat family have like dispositions"
"as like as two peas in a pod"
"doglike devotion"
"a dreamlike quality"
"interchangeable parts"
中英词源
similar 相似的
来自拉丁语 similis,相似的，类似的，来自 PIE*sem,一，一样，词源同 same,simple.
- similar
- similar: [17] Similar comes via French similaire from medieval Latin *similāris, a derivative of Latin similis ‘like, similar’. This or the closely related simul ‘at the same time’ have also given English assemble [13], dissemble [15], ensemble [15], resemble, semblance [13], similitude [14], simulate [17], and simultaneous [17]. Its ultimate source was the Indo-European base *sem-, *som-, which also lies behind English same, simple, single, and the homo- of homosexual.
=> assemble, dissemble, ensemble, resemble, same, semblance, simple, simulate, simultaneous, single - similar (adj.)
- "having characteristics in common," 1610s (earlier similary, 1560s), from French similaire, from a Medieval Latin extended form of Latin similis "like, resembling," from Old Latin semol "together," from PIE root *sem- (1) "one, as one, together with" (see same). The noun meaning "that which is similar" is from 1650s. Related: Similarly.
词态变化
比较级 more similar;
最高级 most similar;
权威造句
- 1. The Ukrainians speak a Slavonic language similar to Russian.
- 乌克兰人所说的那种斯拉夫语系的语言类似于俄语。
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- 2. Over the years several similar theories have been put forward.
- 几年来已经有好几个类似理论相继提出。
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- 3. The Casino, where she had often danced, had suffered a similar fate.
- 她经常跳舞的赌场遭遇了相似的命运。
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- 4. Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two.
- 同样，这次怀孕和我前两次的情形非常相似。
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- 5. Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.
- 将它们装入果酱罐、瓷碗或其他类似容器中。
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近反义词
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单词分析
这些形容词均有“相似的，类似的”之意。alike指事物在性质、特征或外貌上固有的而不是偶然的相似。普通用词，只作表语。
like普通用词，含义广泛，指多个或全部特性都相似，但并非同一个，也可指在某个特殊的偶然相似。
similar强调不同的人或事物之间完全或部分相似，暗示可暂不考虑或无视其差异之处。
comparable指在某一点或几点上有相似之处，可作有限或粗略的对比，尤指在价值或能力等方面可相提并论。
parallel主要指在外表或在性质上相似到有可以相提并论的程度。
uniform指在性质、数量、形态或程度等方面相似到很难看出差异的地步。
identical语气最强，可指同一个人或物，也可指数个人或物之间完全没有差别。
记忆方法
1、simil- + -ar.
2、earlier similary, 也就是说是由similary缩略而来。
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