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