| 释义 |
sim·i·lar
I. \ˈsimələ(r) also -ml-, substand -myəl-\ adjective
Etymology: French similaire, from Middle French, from Latin similis like, similar + Old French -aire -ary — more at same
1. : having characteristics in common : very much alike : comparable
< for shaping slots, keyways … or similar cuts — H.D.Burghardt & Aaron Axelrod >
< instruction for children in daily ethics, religion … and similar subjects — S.P.Chase & J.K.Snyder >
< extremists of the right — so similar in so many ways to the extremists of the left — J.B.Oakes >
2. : alike in substance or essentials : corresponding
< no two animal habitats are exactly similar — W.H.Dowdeswell >
3.
a. : having the same shape : differing only in size and position — used of geometrical figures
b. : moving in the same direction in relation to pitch — used of the motion of two or more voice parts in a musical progression
Synonyms: see like
II. noun
(-s)
: one that resembles another : counterpart, like |