核心问题
“Does Jone have brown hair?”“Yes, in fact it’s quite similar in shape ____ yours.” A. as B. with C. to D. like (TOEFL) 答案为 C(to)。但不知能否选 B(with)。
词典解答
形容词 similar 只能与 to 连用, 不能与 with 连用。但是, 名词 similarity 却与 with 连用, 亦可与 between 或 to 连用。请对比下列实例:
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My problems are very similar to yours... (EED) 我的问题跟你的非常相似……
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Many species have close similarities with one another. (EED) 许多物种彼此很近似。
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Have you noticed any similarities between them? (ELD) 你注意到他们之间的相似之处了吗?