similar和alike的區別
Are Senior High teachers similar to Junior High teachers? 高中老師和初中老師一樣嗎?
★ similar adj.相像的,相仿的,類似的
We have very similar interests. 我們興趣相仿。
The two houses are similar in size.兩做房子大小差不多。
The two sisters look very similar. 姊妹倆長得很像.
短語:
(1)be similar to···與······相似的
(2)be similar in···在······方面相似
Your views on education are similar to mine.你的教育觀點和我的類似。
Our cars are similar only in color. 我們的車只是顏色相似。
[近義辨析] Similar/like/alike
(1)similar 指有明顯的共同性質但不完全一致或同一。可以作定語也可以作表語如:A similar mistake occurs at the end of the paragraph. 這一段的末尾有一個性質類似的錯誤。
My opinions are similar to his.我的看法與他的很相似
(2) like作形容詞或介詞,指事物在外貌性質或特征上非常相似以致區別不開,但并非同一。在句中可以作定語也可以作表語。表示“同…一樣”時常用作介詞。如:
Like thinking produces like ideas.相似的思維產生相似的思想。
Like father ,like son.有其父必有其子。
The two buildings are very like.這兩座樓很相似。
(3)alike作形容詞或副詞,作形容詞時只可以作表語,意思同like
He and his brother are very much alike/like.他們兄弟倆太相似了。
A good teacher treats all his students alike.好的老師對待學生一視同仁。
[典題賞析] (1)Her younger sister is not ______ her.
A. similar B. alike C. like D. equal
[解析] like 此處為介詞,“像···的樣子”,意思是“她妹妹不太像她。
[答案] C
(2)In one way or the other ,riding a bicycle is similar to_____a car.
A. drive B. driving C. when you drive D.when driving
[解析]短語be similar to···與······相似的中的to為介詞,所以使用v-ing形式。
[答案] B