【问】 形容词alike与形容词similar有什么区别?

【答】 alike与similar在词义上是相同的，但前者只用作表语，而similar既可用作表语，又可用作定语：

1. His works were all alike. (Shaw)

他的书都很相似。

2. The two twins are so alike I can't tell which is which. (Eckersley)

这两个双胞胎太像了，以至于我区分不出哪个是哪个。

3. The English and French realist novelists on the whole had a similar view of life. (Fox)

英国和法国的现实主义小说家总体上来说对生活有着相似的看法。

4. The two dresses are similar but not identical. (FWF)

这两件裙子很相象，但不完全一样。

5. The themes of the two novels are similar. (EED)

两部小说的主题很相似。