单词 | resemblance |
释义 | resemblance (once / 357 pages) n A resemblance is a similarity in appearance. Children usually have a strong resemblance to their biological parents. When you talk about resemblances, you're talking about people or things that look alike in some way. Relatives often have resemblances because they share the same genes. Perhaps you have a resemblance to a famous person. Many people think there's a resemblance between dogs and their owners. If someone draws a picture of you, but it has no resemblance to what you really look like, they did a bad job. WORD FAMILYresemblance: resemblances+/resemble: resemblance, resembled, resembles, resembling USAGE EXAMPLESHis only resemblance to Santa is his white hair and his deep belly laugh. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) On her desk is a framed photograph of Jesse: he’s a handsome man, formally dressed, with a resemblance to the poet TS Eliot. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) It bears a remarkable resemblance to Mr. Trump. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) n similarity in appearance or external or superficial details Hypo|Hyper mutual resemblance symmetrical resemblance affinityinherent resemblance between persons or things alikeness, likeness, similitude similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
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