Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #543
similar
相似的；类似的
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike or comparable.
- 1.
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
具有共同特征或性质的；相似的、类似的、可比的。
- 2.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
相似或类似的
- 3.
Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
形状相同的,特指对应角相等且对应线段成比例。
- 4.
having the same or similar characteristics
具有相同或相似特征的
- 5.
Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
- 6.
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
相似的；具有相同或部分相同特征的；常用于复合词中
相似的（图形）；相似的（矩阵）；具有共同特征或性质的；相似的、类似的、可比的。；相似或类似的；形状相同的,特指对应角相等且对应线段成比例。
In use
These two paintings are very similar in style, but one is much older.
My brother and I have similar tastes in music, but he prefers classical while I like rock.
Could you recommend a phone with similar features to this model?
similar food at similar prices
problems similar to mine
they wore similar coats
be similar to sb/sth
常用于比较两个事物
This problem is similar to the one we solved yesterday.
这个问题和我们昨天解决的类似。
be similar in sth
Connections
Collocations
- very similar
- 非常相似
- The two paintings are very similar in style.这两幅画在风格上非常相似。
- similar to
- 与……相似
- Her dress is similar to mine.她的连衣裙和我的相似。
- similar in
- 在……方面相似
- They are similar in size and shape.它们在大小和形状上相似。
- strikingly similar
- 惊人地相似
- The two cases are strikingly similar.这两个案例惊人地相似。
- remarkably similar
- 显著相似
- Their opinions are remarkably similar.他们的观点显著相似。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
simi- 像 same（相同），-lar 像 like（像），联想为‘相同的像’即相似。
Context & Register
中性，日常通用。通常用于各种语境。
Grammar Note
similar后不可直接跟不定式，需用similar to结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'similar' because the stressed vowel differs; however, they share the '-lar' spelling ending and are useful for comparing pronunciation patterns.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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