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单词 dissimilar
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Definition of dissimilar in English:

dissimilar

adjective dɪˈsɪmɪləˌdɪ(s)ˈsɪmɪlər
  • Not the same; different.

    a collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity
    the pleasures of the romance novel are not dissimilar from those of the chocolate bar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One pair was even found to be as dissimilar as prints from different people.
    • These days it's a holiday destination not too dissimilar to Brighton.
    • We know that dissimilar production systems produce goods with very different quality characteristics.
    • She and her seven students were so dissimilar that under ordinary circumstances they might never have been friends.
    • But we're assured dolphin is a kind of Bajan fish not dissimilar to tuna.
    • The design does not seem to be so dissimilar from what happened during the initial phase of the Nazi regime in Germany.
    • In a way, it isn't too dissimilar to the intellectual property conventions that exist for video games.
    • The result is that the same or similar marks can be owned by different proprietors in respect of dissimilar goods or businesses.
    • Proportional representation may allow something not wholly dissimilar to develop in Iraq.
    • They are playing in not too dissimilar ways, to how they were playing in the 2000 Olympics.
    • Its flesh is pleasantly gelatinous and not dissimilar to scallop.
    • And I think that we found that they are not as dissimilar as they seem on the face of it.
    • It would be hard to think of two European nations more dissimilar, historically, than the Italians and the Scots.
    • I tend to read two dissimilar books in parallel, and sense for links.
    • Different geographical areas connect to the debates on globalisation in dissimilar ways.
    • When opened, though, the two volumes could not be more dissimilar.
    • Although they are generalized propositions, principles are dissimilar from rules.
    • He should be the bad guy but we find ourselves wondering if our choices wouldn't be too dissimilar given the circumstances.
    • In gratitude, for his debut feature film, he has written, directed and composed the music for a story not dissimilar to his own.
    • Perhaps that's not dissimilar to most teenagers, but naturally I can only speak for myself and my behaviour.
    Synonyms
    different, differing, unlike, unalike, varying, variant, various, diverse, heterogeneous, disparate, unrelated, distinct, contrasting, contradictory, poles apart
    divergent, mismatched, inconsistent
    informal like chalk and cheese
    literary divers, myriad
    rare contrastive

Derivatives

  • dissimilarly

  • adverb
    • Third, the measures of recovery include a number of arbitrary limits that cause persons dissimilarly disadvantaged to receive essentially the same benefits.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not so dissimilarly, the protagonist of It's A Good Life collects cartoons and books of cartoons.
      • Not dissimilarly, this mechanical device has revolutionized, no pun intended, the experience of dining out.
      • A junction between dissimilarly doped semiconductor layers sets up a potential barrier in the cell, which separates the light-generated charge carriers.
      • Football clubs used a brace of strikers not dissimilarly.

Origin

Late 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + similar, on the pattern of Latin dissimilis, French dissimilaire.

 
 

Definition of dissimilar in US English:

dissimilar

adjectiveˌdi(s)ˈsimilərˌdɪ(s)ˈsɪmɪlər
  • Not alike; different.

    a collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity
    the pleasures of the romance novel are not dissimilar from those of the chocolate bar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although they are generalized propositions, principles are dissimilar from rules.
    • One pair was even found to be as dissimilar as prints from different people.
    • Its flesh is pleasantly gelatinous and not dissimilar to scallop.
    • He should be the bad guy but we find ourselves wondering if our choices wouldn't be too dissimilar given the circumstances.
    • In a way, it isn't too dissimilar to the intellectual property conventions that exist for video games.
    • These days it's a holiday destination not too dissimilar to Brighton.
    • The result is that the same or similar marks can be owned by different proprietors in respect of dissimilar goods or businesses.
    • When opened, though, the two volumes could not be more dissimilar.
    • But we're assured dolphin is a kind of Bajan fish not dissimilar to tuna.
    • They are playing in not too dissimilar ways, to how they were playing in the 2000 Olympics.
    • In gratitude, for his debut feature film, he has written, directed and composed the music for a story not dissimilar to his own.
    • We know that dissimilar production systems produce goods with very different quality characteristics.
    • Perhaps that's not dissimilar to most teenagers, but naturally I can only speak for myself and my behaviour.
    • Different geographical areas connect to the debates on globalisation in dissimilar ways.
    • It would be hard to think of two European nations more dissimilar, historically, than the Italians and the Scots.
    • She and her seven students were so dissimilar that under ordinary circumstances they might never have been friends.
    • I tend to read two dissimilar books in parallel, and sense for links.
    • Proportional representation may allow something not wholly dissimilar to develop in Iraq.
    • And I think that we found that they are not as dissimilar as they seem on the face of it.
    • The design does not seem to be so dissimilar from what happened during the initial phase of the Nazi regime in Germany.
    Synonyms
    different, differing, unlike, unalike, varying, variant, various, diverse, heterogeneous, disparate, unrelated, distinct, contrasting, contradictory, poles apart

Origin

Late 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + similar, on the pattern of Latin dissimilis, French dissimilaire.

 
 
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