| 单词 | dissimilar |
| 释义 | dissimilar (once / 2496 pages) adj If your sister has dark skin and dark hair, and you have fair skin and fair hair, people might say that your looks are dissimilar or not alike. Inside of dissimilar you find similar which means alike. By now, you've probably figured out that dis at the beginning of a word tells you the word means the opposite of whatever comes after. That rule holds here. Dissimilar is the opposite of similar. You've probably heard that you should not use double negatives. Well with dissimilar, it's okay to say something like, "Art is not dissimilar to music in that it is a creative activity. Here, "not dissimilar" means similar. WORD FAMILYdissimilar: dissimilarity, dissimilarly+/dissimilarity: dissimilarities USAGE EXAMPLESTheresa May finds herself in Number 10 for not dissimilar reasons. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Despite The Mission’s inclusion on the Holy See’s 45 great films list, its conclusion isn’t that dissimilar to that of Predator. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) But Pence appears determined to try to convince his party that Trump is not all that dissimilar from him — and them. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) 1adj not similar a group of very dissimilar people a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem Ant similar marked by correspondence or resemblance sameclosely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree akin, kindredsimilar in quality or character analogous, correspondentsimilar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar confusable, mistakableso similar as to be easily identified for another thing connaturalsimilar in nature correspondingsimilar especially in position or purpose quasihaving some resemblance sympathetichaving similar disposition and tastes 2adj not alike or similar Syn|Ant unalike alike, like, similar having the same or similar characteristics 3adj marked by dissimilarity Syn|Ant different, unlike like, similar resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination like-mindedof the same turn of mind look-alikeresembling closely suchlikeof the same kind sameclosely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree |
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