喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˌsɪməˈlerəti/ · /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/相似；相似之處

    a way in which two things or people are alike.

    示範例句 · Example

    There is a clear similarity between the two bike designs.

    逐字有一個清楚的相似在兩種腳踏車設計之間。

    「similarity」是「相似／相似之處」。講整體像不像時多用不可數；講一件件相似點時用複數 similarities。常說 similarity between A and B、similarity to／with。resemblance 多指外表相像；similarity 可指外表、想法、作法等各種像的地方。

    常見搭配

    • similarity between

      ……之間的相似

      a way in which two things or people are alike

      There is one important similarity between the two stories.

    • similarity to / with

      跟……的相似

      being like something else in some way

      We dated the statue by its similarity with other statues.

    • striking / close similarity

      驚人／高度的相似

      a similarity that is very clear or strong

      There was a striking similarity between their science posters.

    • have / show similarities

      有／顯出相似之處

      to be alike in some ways

      The two towns have many similarities.

    • similarities and differences

      相似與相異之處

      the ways things are alike and the ways they are not

      List the similarities and differences between the two poems.

    • the similarity ends

      相似之處到此為止

      used to say there are no other shared points after this one

      They both love chess, but there the similarity ends.

    • bear a similarity to

      跟……有相似之處

      to be like something in some way

      This song bears a close similarity to an old folk tune.

    • superficial similarity

      表面上的相似

      a similarity that looks clear on the surface but is not deep

      Despite a superficial similarity, the two apps work differently.

core核心畫面

Picture two things laid side by side, and you pointing at the one spot where they match. The word is not about the things being the same overall — it names a particular place where they overlap, which is why you can count them.

可以想成：兩個東西並排放著，你伸手指出它們對得上的那一點。這個字講的不是「整體一模一樣」，而是指出兩者重疊的某個地方——也因為是「一處一處」的，它可以數，所以常出現複數 similarities。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

複數 similarities

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

similaritynoun/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/

  • 1

    Closeness of appearance to something else.

  • 2

    human-sciencesphilosophysciencesThe relation of sharing properties.

    • Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all.
  • 3

    geometrymathematicssciencesA transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

  • 4

    linear-algebramathematicssciencesThe property of two matrices being similar.

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