英語相似詞辨析(133):same, similar

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same, similar
    這一對形容詞的涵義并不相同。
    Same是“同一的”、“一樣的”、“沒有變的”;similar是“相像的”、“類似的”。因此,the same mistake 是“同樣的錯誤”,a similar mistake是“類似的錯誤”;on the same plan是“以同一的方法”,on a similar plan是“以類似的方法”。
    另一點要注意的是,same之前要用the、this或that 等詞,只有在口語里例外。similar之后用to,不用with。same的名詞是sameness;similar的名詞是similarity。
    請看下面例句:
    I'm in the same class with him.
    我和他在同一個班里讀書。
    The patient is much the same as yesterday.
    病人的情況和昨日大致一樣。考試大
    You can pay now or later; it's all the same to me.
    你現(xiàn)在付也好,以后付也好,對我來說都一樣。
    有時候,same和this、that、these、those等詞連用,可以表示嘲笑、侮蔑等意。例:
    What is the use of this (that) same patience?
    如此忍耐又有何用?考試大
    下面是similar的例子:
    The cat and the tiger have similar features.
    貓同虎有類似的特點。
    A cat is similar to a tiger in many ways.
    貓同虎有很多地方相像。
    Gold is similar in colour to brass.
    黃金和黃銅的顏色很相像。
    A high-level delegation has arrived for talks apparently aimed at trying to revive a similar relationship that has waned in recent years.
    一個高層代表團到來會談,顯然想改善近年采已衰退的關(guān)系,恢復類似以前的關(guān)系。