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resemblance

🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'zembl(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/ri'zemblәns/
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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-derived
reagain, back
+
sembllike, same, similar
+
anceact, process, state
=resemblance

Common 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.

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