similarity, resemblance, analogy, likeness

名詞 likeness:

1. similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
   同義詞：alikeness, similitude
2. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
   同義詞：semblance

1. There is only a formal likeness between the two brothers, for their natures are very different.
   這兩兄弟僅外表相似，本性卻很不一樣。
2. There was an uncommon likeness between the two boys.
   這兩個男孩長得像極了。
3. There are much likeness between the two cousins.
   這兩個表姐妹非常相像。
4. He is an enemy in the likeness of a friend.
   他是個偽裝成朋友的敵人。

like.ness

n.（名詞）
The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
相似：相似的狀態(tài)、性質(zhì)或事實；類似
An imitative appearance; a semblance.
肖像；外表
A pictorial, graphic, or sculptured representation of something; an image.
相片，肖像：模仿某物的繪畫、圖片或雕像；肖像

<參考詞匯><同義詞>likeness,similarity,similitude,resemblance,analogy,affinityThese nouns denote agreement or conformity, as in character, nature, or appearance between persons or things.
這些名詞顯示了人或物之間在性格、天性或處表上的相似或一致性。
Likeness implies close agreement:
Likeness 指嚴(yán)格一致：
例句：
.There is a devil haunts thee in the likeness of a fat old man. (Shakespeare).
.一個象胖老頭的幽靈正在你的周圍出沒. （莎士比亞）。

例句：
It was your uncanny likeness to my sister that made me stare at you.
你和我妹妹離奇的相似使我注視著你。

Similarity andsimilitude suggest agreement only in some respects or to some degree:
Similarity 和similitude 指某些方面或某種程度的相似：
例句：
They were drawn to each other by similarity of interests.
他們因興趣相似而走到一塊。

例句：
.A striking similitude between the brother and sister now first arrested my attention. (Edgar Allan Poe).
.這對兄妹之間驚人的相似首次引起了我的注意. （愛德加·阿倫·坡）。

Resemblance refers to similarity in appearance or in external or superficial details:
Resemblance 指外貌或外在或表面細(xì)節(jié)相似：
例句：
.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. （利頓·斯雷奇）。

Analogy is similarity, as of properties or functions,between unlike things that are otherwise not comparable:
Analogy 指特征或職能的相似，除此之外兩者極不相似而無從比較：
例句：
The operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the human brain.
計算機的工作程序和人腦的運作有著令人感興趣的相似之處。

Affinity is likeness deriving from kinshipor from the possession of shared or compatible properties, characteristics, or sympathies:
Affinity 指源于血緣關(guān)系特征，特征或同感而帶來的相同或相似
例句：
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風(fēng)格上有著較明顯的相似