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like·ness AHD[līkʹnĭs] D.J.[ˈlaɪknɪs]K.K.[ˈlaɪknɪs]n.（名词）- The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.相似：相似的状态、性质或事实；类似
- An imitative appearance; a semblance.肖像；外表
- A pictorial, graphic, or sculptured representation of something; an image.相片，肖像：模仿某物的绘画、图片或雕像；肖像
likeness, similarity, similitude, resemblance, analogy, affinity- These nouns denote agreement or conformity, as in character, nature, or appearance between persons or things.这些名词显示了人或物之间在性格、天性或处表上的相似或一致性。
- Likeness implies close agreement: Likeness 指严格一致： "There is a devil haunts thee in the likeness of a fat old man" (Shakespeare). “一个象胖老头的幽灵正在你的周围出没” （莎士比亚）。 It was your uncanny likeness to my sister that made me stare at you.你和我妹妹离奇的相似使我注视着你。
- Similarity andsimilitude suggest agreement only in some respects or to some degree: Similarity 和similitude 指某些方面或某种程度的相似： They were drawn to each other by similarity of interests.他们因兴趣相似而走到一块。"A striking similitude between the brother and sister now first arrested my attention" (Edgar Allan Poe).“这对兄妹之间惊人的相似首次引起了我的注意” （爱德加·阿伦·坡）。
- Resemblance refers to similarity in appearance or in external or superficial details: Resemblance 指外貌或外在或表面细节相似： "The child . . . bore a remarkable resemblance to her grandfather" (Lytton Strachey).小孩…和她的祖父在外貌上很相象” （利顿·斯雷奇）。
- Analogy is similarity, as of properties or functions,between unlike things that are otherwise not comparable: Analogy 指特征或职能的相似，除此之外两者极不相似而无从比较： The operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the human brain.计算机的工作程序和人脑的运作有着令人感兴趣的相似之处。
- Affinity is likeness deriving from kinshipor from the possession of shared or compatible properties, characteristics, or sympathies: Affinity 指源于血缘关系特征，特征或同感而带来的相同或相似 There is a discernible stylistic affinity between the compositions of Brahms and those of Dvo–ák. 伯拉姆斯和德沃夏克在作曲的风格上有着较明显的相似
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