- [countable, uncountable]
the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in appearance; an example of this 相像；相似；相似之处 Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father. 乔安娜长得酷似她父亲。 Do you notice any family likeness between them? 你看没看出他们长得像是一家人？
Extra ExamplesThere's a superficial likeness, but they're really very different. 它们表面上有相似之处，其实很不一样。 I can't see any likeness between her children. 我看不出她的孩子们哪儿长得像。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- exact
- good
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- see
- bear
- capture
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- likeness between
- likeness of
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- [countable, usually singular]
a painting, drawing, etc. of a person, especially one that looks very like them （尤指画得像的）肖像，画像 The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker. 据说那幅嫌犯的画像画得很像袭击女孩的歹徒本人。 As a painter, he had the ability to produce a likeness in a single one-hour sitting. 作为一名画家，他有能力在一个小时内画出一幅肖像。
Extra ExamplesTopics Artc2She paid an artist to create his likeness. 她付钱给一位艺术家为他创作画像。 That is an exact likeness of the man I saw. 那和我看到的那个人一模一样。 The caricature really captured her likeness. 这幅漫画真的很像她。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- exact
- good
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- see
- bear
- capture
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- likeness between
- likeness of
- likeness to
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Word OriginOld English gelīknes (see alike, -ness).