similarity

類似点、類似性

二人以上の人や複数の物が似ている点、または似ているということ。

やさしい英語で： A way in which two or more people or things are alike, or the fact that they are alike.

• There is one similarity between our plans.
• We noticed several similarities in the two reports.
• What similarities do these languages share?

使い方： similarity between A and B (There is a similarity between their approaches to teaching.); similarity to something (His story has a surprising similarity to mine.)

類義語： likeness, resemblance

反対語： difference, dissimilarity

よく使う表現： similarity between things, striking similarity, share a similarity

外見の類似、似ていること

人や物の見た目が、別の人や物に似ていること。

やさしい英語で： The fact that someone or something looks like another person or thing.

• The similarity between their faces surprised me.
• This painting has a strong similarity to that photograph.
• Despite their visual similarities, the two plants are unrelated.

使い方： similarity to someone/something (The child's similarity to her grandmother is striking.); similarity in appearance (Their similarity in appearance sometimes confuses visitors.)

類義語： resemblance, likeness

反対語： dissimilarity

よく使う表現： facial similarity, visual similarity, similarity in appearance