similar: implies such likeness as allows the possibility of being mistaken for another: all the houses in the development are ~.


analogous: applies to things having many similarities but belonging to essentially different categories: ~ political systems.


like: implies resemblance or similarity ranging from virtual identity to slight similarity: found people of ~ mind.         (resemblance一般指外表相似)


alike: implies having close resemblance even though obviously distinct: siblings who looked ~.


akin: suggests essential rather than apparent likeness: diseases ~ to one another in their effects.


parallel: suggests a marked likeness in the course of development of two things: the ~ careers of two movie stars.


homogeneous: implies likeness of a number of things in kind, sort, or class: a ~ population.     (种类相似即均匀，集合体不同部分没有差异)


uniform: implies consistent likeness and lack of variation in existence, appearance, or operation: ~ application of the law.


identical: indicates either essential sameness or exact correspondence without detectable or significant difference: shared ~ concerns.


similar: 相似可能混淆，analogous: 许多相似但不同种类，like: 泛指通用，从有点相似到完全相同，alike: 外表(resemblance)相似但明显不同，akin: 本质相似而非表面，parallel: 发展轨迹相似，homogeneous均匀: 多事物集合体种类相似，uniform: 一致不变，identical: 完全相同或没有明显差异


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               2) 相似的意思是相互之间很像mean closely resembling each other.首字母SALAAPHUI重组成PUSH推动，AAA三，LI里<==相似的距离