resemble何以“看起来像”?

摘要:这里re-的语效是强化。 sembler源自拉丁语simulare, 源自词干similis。从similis还演变出英语的similar。

resemble源自古法语resembler,后者为re-+sembler。

这里re-的语效是强化。 sembler源自拉丁语simulare, 源自词干similis。从similis还演变出英语的similar。

从上述路径,就很容易理解resemble的“像、类似于、看起来像、显得像”的词义了。

品读例句:

【例句1】You resemble your mother very closely. (你和你妈妈长得很像。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句2】She closely resembles her sister. (她和她姐姐长得很像。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句3】She so resembles her mother. (她长得很像她的母亲。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句4】He grew up to resemble his father. (他长大后长得像他父亲。) [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句5】So many hotels resemble each other. (如此多的酒店彼此相似。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句6】The plant resembles grass in appearance. (这种植物的外观像草。) [牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句7】After the earthquake, the city resembled a battlefield. (地震后,这座城市就像战场。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句8】It's amazing how closely Brian and Steve resemble each other. (令人惊讶的是,布莱恩和史蒂夫长得如此相似。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句9】The fish had white, firm flesh that resembled chicken. (的这条鱼有像鸡肉白色、结实的肉。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

来源:小钱科技每日一讲

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