[問題]Prep-T2-Q33

[dibert8]

喔!原來有此一說.

字典上倒是沒有特別說明,文法上也看不出來.習慣用法? 就不得而知,只有問美國人了!不過發現, similar to 和 like 的意思是一樣的,用法上也是比較要同類.

From Merriam-Webster,
like
[preposition]
1 a : having the characteristics of : similar to <his house is like a barn> <it's like when we were kids> b : typical of <was like him to do that> c : comparable to : approximating <costs something like fifty cents>
2 : in the manner of : similarly to <acts like a fool>
3 : as though there would be <looks like rain>
4 : such as <a subject like physics>
5 —used to form intensive or ironic phrases <fought like hell><like fun he did><laughed like anything>

From Longman,
like
[preposition]
similar, similar to something else, or happening in the same way:
Her hair is dark brown like mine.
A club should be like a big family.
He eats like a pig!

similar
[adjective]
almost the same [alike; ≠ different]:
We have similar tastes in music.
Both approaches seem to achieve similar results.
A number of his friends had been affected in a similar way.
The two products look quite similar.
similar to
Her ideas are quite similar to mine.

From Oxford,
similar
[adj.]
like sb/sth but not exactly the same
My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
The two houses are similar in size.