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likeness

noun
🔊/ˈlaɪknəs/
🔊/ˈlaɪknəs/
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  1. [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 synonym resemblance
    • 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
    • …
    verb + likeness
    • see
    • bear
    • capture
    • …
    preposition
    • likeness between
    • likeness of
    • likeness to
    • …
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  2. [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.作为画家，他有能力在一小时的坐姿中产生相似感。
    Extra Examples
    • 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.那是我见过的那个人的确切肖像。
    • The caricature really captured her likeness.漫画真的抓住了她的画像。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • strong
    • exact
    • good
    • …
    verb + likeness
    • see
    • bear
    • capture
    • …
    preposition
    • likeness between
    • likeness of
    • likeness to
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English gelīknes (see alike, -ness).