dissimilarity
UK/,disimi'lærəti/US/.disimi'læriti/
A2
Definitions
n.
The quality of being unlike or different; a point of difference
不同，相异；差异之处
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
-arrelating to, having the nature of
+
-itystate, quality, condition
=dissimilarity
dis- (not) + similar + -ity = the noun for 'not being similar.' Simply the opposite-of-similarity.
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The dissimilarity between the twins surprised everyone.
- 2.
Researchers measured the dissimilarity of the two samples.