like·ness
noun/ˈlaɪknəs/
/ˈlaɪknəs/
- [countable, uncountable] the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in appearance; an example of this
相像；相似；相似之处 - Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father.
乔安娜长得酷似她父亲。 - Do you notice any family likeness between them?
你看没看出他们长得像是一家人？
Extra Examples- There's a superficial likeness, but they're really very different.
它们表面上有相似之处，其实很不一样。 - I can't see any likeness between her children.
我看不出她的孩子们哪儿长得像。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- exact
- good
- …
- see
- bear
- capture
- …
- likeness between
- likeness of
- likeness to
- …
- Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father.
- [countable, usually singular] a painting, drawing, etc. of a person, especially one that looks very like them
（尤指画得像的）肖像，画像 - The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker.
据说那幅嫌犯的画像画得很像袭击女孩的歹徒本人。 - As a painter, he had the ability to produce a likeness in a single one-hour sitting.
作为一名画家，他有能力在一小时内画出一幅肖像。
Extra ExamplesTopics Artc2- She paid an artist to create his likeness.
她付钱给一位艺术家为他创作画像。 - That is an exact likeness of the man I saw.
这和我看到的那个人一模一样。 - The caricature really captured her likeness.
漫画确实捕捉到了她的肖像。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- exact
- good
- …
- see
- bear
- capture
- …
- likeness between
- likeness of
- likeness to
- …
- The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker.
Word OriginOld English gelīknes (see alike, -ness).