dissimilar
UK/di'similə/US/di'similә/
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Definitions
adj.
Not alike; different
不相似的，不同的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
similarlike, same, similar
=dissimilar
dis- (not) + similar = 'not alike.' Often used with 'not' for understatement: 'not dissimilar' = fairly similar.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Their backgrounds are not entirely dissimilar.
- 2.
The two methods are quite dissimilar in practice.