similar

单词辨析:

similar comparable identical 【导航词义:相似的,类似的】
similar adj. 相似的,类似的
〔辨析〕

指不同的人或事物之间部分相似但不完全相同的,暗含可暂不考虑或忽略其差异之意。

〔例证〕

We have similar opinions.

我们的意见相似。

The two buildings are similar on the whole.

从整体来看,这两幢楼是相似的。

The twin brothers are similar in every respect.

这对孪生兄弟在各方面都很像。

comparable adj. 类似的,可相比的
〔辨析〕

指在大小、数量、价值、能力等方面有相似之处的,可作有限或粗略的对比。

〔例证〕

The two couples are in a comparable financial situation.

这两对夫妻的经济状况差不多。

Comparable perfumes would cost far more abroad.

类似的香水在国外价格要高得多。

A bird's wings are comparable in function to a fish's fins.

鸟的翅膀与鱼的鳍功能相似。

identical adj. 同一的;完全相同的
〔辨析〕

语气最强,可用于强调同一个人或事物,也可指数个人或事物之间完全没有差别的。

〔例证〕

This is the identical hotel we stayed at last year.

这就是我们去年住过的旅馆。

His glasses are identical to/with mine.

他的眼镜和我的完全一样。

The two expressions are, in effect, identical.

这两种说法实际上一模一样。

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I am sending you literature from two other companies that provide a similar service

我把另外两家提供类似服务的公司的宣传资料发给你。

Similar customs were known in widely divergent cultures such as Ancient Egypt and Scandinavia.

在大不相同的文化中有一些相似的习俗,比如古埃及和斯堪的纳维亚之间。

In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle.

与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同,“城际列车”很少闲置。

What if Spain reacts to the similar economic pressures which are appearing over there?

西班牙要是对类似于那里正在出现的经济压力做出反应该怎么办?

They had the similar aims.

他们有相似的目标。

Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem

莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样,但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。