like somebody/something but not exactly the same 相像的;相仿的;类似的 We have very similar interests. 我们兴趣相仿。 The experiment was repeated, with similar results. 实验重复进行,结果相似。 I came across a similar situation last year. 去年我遇到过类似的情况。 The brothers look very similar. 弟兄几个长得很像。 The three portraits are remarkably similar. 这 3 幅肖像惊人地相似。 - similar to somebody/something
My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. 我的教学风格和多数教师相似。 The case is strikingly similar to another case from the 1990s. 该案件与20世纪90年代的另一个案件惊人地相似。 - similar in something
The two houses are similar in size. 两座房子大小差不多。 All the narratives follow a similar pattern. 所有的叙述都遵循相似的模式。 The disease attacks the immune system in a similar way to AIDS. 这种疾病攻击免疫系统的方式类似于艾滋病。 She easily won today, and hopes to carry on in a similar vein tomorrow. 她今天轻松获胜,希望明天也能以同样的方式继续下去。 Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar. 用木棒或类似的东西把油漆搅拌一下。
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’.