resemblance
🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'zembl(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/ri'zemblәns/
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
The quality or degree of being similar to someone or something in appearance or nature.
相似,类似;相似之处
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.bear a resemblance与……相似
- 2.striking resemblance惊人的相似
- 3.strong resemblance高度相似
- 4.family resemblance家族相貌特征
Example Sentences
- 1.
There is a striking resemblance between the two sisters, despite being born years apart.
- 2.
The new policy bears a strong resemblance to measures introduced in the 1990s.
- 3.
Critics noted the film's close resemblance to an earlier work by the same director.