similar读音

1. 类似的，相像的，相象的，相仿的，相似的，近似的，异常接近
2. 【数】相似的
3. 同样的，大致相同，别无二致，雷同
4. 【音】平行前进的
5. 诸如此类的，同类的

1. 相似之物，类似之物，相像的人，相似的东西或人
2. 顺势药物

1. marked by correspondence or resemblance;

   "similar food at similar prices"
   "problems similar to mine"
   "they wore similar coats"
   

2. having the same or similar characteristics;

   "all politicians are alike"
   "they looked utterly alike"
   "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
   

3. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;

   "suits of like design"
   "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"
   

4. (of words) expressing closely related meanings
5. capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability;

   "interchangeable electric outlets"
   "interchangeable parts"
   

1.相像的;相仿的;类似的
If one thing issimilar to another, or if two things aresimilar, they have features that are the same.

e.g. ...a savoury cake with a texturesimilar to that of carrot cake...
口感和胡萝卜蛋糕相似的一种美味蛋糕
e.g. The accident wassimilar to one that happened in 1973.
这次事故和 1973 年发生的那起事故很相似。

1. He likes bread, cake and other similar foods.
   他喜欢面包、蛋糕以及诸如此类的其他食品。
2. Similar triangles have equal angles.
   相似三角形有相等的角。
3. The two men have similar political views.
   这两个人有相似的政治观点。
4. We have similar tastes in music.
   我们在音乐方面有类似的爱好。
5. Many people went in for writing, music, dramatics and similar activities.
   很多人从事写作、音乐、戏剧和其他类似活动。
6. The actor's demonstration of emotion induces similar emotions in his audience.
   那位演员感情真挚的表演引起了观众的共鸣。
7. My train was 20 minutes late in the morning and there was a similar delay in the evening.
   我乘坐的火车今天上午晚点20分钟,傍晚也出现了类似的晚点情况。

1. The two boys are very similar.
   这两个男孩长得很像。
2. These two signatures are very similar, can you tell them apart?
   这两处签名非常接近,你能把他们区分开来吗?
3. No two animal habits are exactly similar.
   没有两个动物的生活习性是完全相似的。

1. The twin brothers are similar in every respect.
   这对孪生兄弟在各方面都很像。
2. We are somewhat similar in taste.
   我们的口味有点相似。
3. Gold is similar in colour to brass.
   金子的颜色和黄铜很像。
4. The two paragraphs are similar in structure.
   这两段在结构方面相似。
5. The method is similar in principle to the method used in teaching a foreign language.
   这方法在原则上与教外语的方法相似。

Easy and Difficult-(易学的和难学的语言)

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A：People always say that Chinese and English are very hard to learn. Sometimes I wish I were learning French or Japanese. Maybe they'd be easier.
人们常说汉语和英语是很难学的。有的时候我想要是我学法语或日语就好了。 也许这两种语言容易些。

B：Maybe, but maybe not too. It all depends on what language you already speak.
可能，不过也可能不太容易。这要看你原来是说什么语言的。

A：Why should that be? What diffrence does it make?
为什么呢？这有什么关系？

B：Well, languages are more or less equally difficult.Most of the things one language says must be said by every language in some way.
哦，语言大体上都是同样地难学。一种语言中所说的绝大部分东西，在别的语言中差不多都有。

A：You mean I could learn Chinese easily?
你的意思是说我学汉语会很容易？

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B：No, because your native language is Spanish. But Italian might be easy. It has a lot of words that aresimilar to words in Spanish. Even the sound systems are moresimilar than that of Chinese is to Spanish. How difficult a language is to learn depends mostly on how much it resembles your own language.
不，因为你的母语是西班牙语。所以意大利语可能容易些。它有很多词同西班牙语相似。连它的语音体系也比汉语更接近西班牙语。一种语言是否难学，主要看它在多大程度上同自己的语言相近。

• ☆ 1611年左右进入英语，直接源自法语的similaire；最初源自古典拉丁语的similis，意为类似。