喜樂美語
  1. 1a/ˈsɪmələr/ · /ˈsɪmələ/相似 / 類似

    Almost the same as something or someone, but not exactly.

    「similar」可以想成「很像，但不是一模一樣」——兩個東西有很多共同點，可是還是有一點不同。比 the same（完全一樣）弱，比 different（不同）近。要說「跟……像」用 similar to，要說「在某方面像」用 similar in。

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei and I have similar tastes in music — we both love quiet songs.

    中文翻譯美和我有相似的音樂品味——我們都喜歡安靜的歌。

    常見搭配

    • similar to something

      跟某物很像

      almost the same as something

      This fruit tastes similar to a peach.

    • similar in (size/shape etc.)

      在（大小／形狀等）上相似

      alike in a particular way

      The twins are similar in height.

    • in a similar way

      以類似的方式

      in almost the same manner

      She solved the puzzle in a similar way to me.

    • broadly similar

      大致相似

      alike in most main ways

      The two reports reached broadly similar results.

    意思相近

    alikecomparablelikeresemblingmatching

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis 'like'.

源自法文 similaire，來自拉丁文 similis「相像的」。

Wiktionary

Two things that are alike in some way — close to each other, but not identical.

可以想成：把兩樣東西並排放在一起，發現它們在某方面長得很像、很接近，但又不是一模一樣——中間還留著一點點不同。這就是 similar 一直在描述的那種『像，但不等於』的關係。

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意思相近

alikecomparablelikeresemblingmatching

原始詞典資料5 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。

similaradj/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə/

  • 1

    Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.

    • My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
    • So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
  • 2

    mathematicssciencesHaving the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.

  • 3

    linear-algebramathematicssciencesOf two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

similarnoun/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə/

  • 1

    That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

  • 2

    homeopathymedicinesciencesA material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。