likeness

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++like·ness /ˈlaɪknəs/ noun  1  [countable, uncountable]LIKE/SIMILAR the quality of being similar in appearance to someone or something 相似，相像 SYN resemblancelikeness to Hugh’s uncanny likeness to his father 休和他父亲酷似 I can see the family likeness. 我看出这一家人都长得很像。2  [countable]PICTURE a painting or photograph of a person, especially one that looks very like the person 〔尤指酷似本人的〕画；肖像；相片good/perfect/true etc likeness 酷似本人的画像likeness of That’s a remarkable likeness of Julia. 那幅画跟朱莉娅像极了。

Examples from the Corpus

likeness• Dmitri claimed there was a likeness, but I could never see it.• These are likenesses of the man who committed those attacks.• In the first place, coins can supply portraits of persons for whom we have no other likeness.• His own likeness appears squeezed in above his initials in the right-hand corner.• Jonas's expression hardened to a remarkable likeness of his grandson's.• He likens creation to a painter mixing just four pigments to form the likenesses of all things.• The likeness was remarkably good, certainly enough for a quick check at Immigration.• In this church we have a striking and unusual likeness of a home.likeness to• They joked about Phillip's likeness to his father.good/perfect/true etc likeness• A fair painting; free in style but at the same time a good likeness.

like·ness nounChineseSyllable  

the being in Corpus quality of similar

likeness
like‧ness /ˈlaɪknəs, ˈlaɪknɪs/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] the quality of being similar in appearance to someone or something
   SYN  resemblance
    likeness to
    Hugh’s uncanny likeness to his father
    I can see the family likeness.
2. [countable] a painting or photograph of a person, especially one that looks very like the person
    good/perfect/true etc likeness
    likeness of
    That’s a remarkable likeness of Julia.

like·nessBrE /ˈlaɪknəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪknəs/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in appearance; an example of this 相像；相似；相似之处 SYN resemblance ◆Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father. 乔安娜长得酷似她父亲。🔊🔊◆Do you notice any family likeness between them? 你看没看出他们长得像是一家人？🔊🔊 [countable, usually singular] a painting, drawing, etc. of a person, especially one that looks very like them （尤指画得像的）肖像，画像◆The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker. 据说那幅嫌犯的画像画得很像袭击女孩的歹徒本人。🔊🔊