be like和be similar to有什么 区别吗？

Question

they are similar to people in some ways

they are like people in some ways

Answer 1

similiar is the formal word while like is commonly used in oral english

Answer 2

辨析be similar to, takeafter, look like与be like
1.be similar to用法广泛，用法一般都是在相近似的物品和情境的对比上。如：
My pen is similar to yours. 我的钢笔和你的相似.
His teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. 他的教学风格和多数教师相似
Lily has thesimilar hobbies to Lucy.莉莉和露丝的兴趣很相似
2.take after意为“长得像，行为、性格等像”，最常见的是用在有血缘关系的亲子之间，外貌用的最多，尤其是像自己的长辈，可解释为be similar to。如：
Maryreally takes after her mother.玛丽的确长得像她的妈妈。
另外，也能够用在性格脾气这些内在特质上。除了人之外，也有时会用在其他动物（泰半是宠物）上。如：
3. look like能够用来表达take after的意思，但look like多指视觉上的相似，应用范围广，可以用于所有场合，既可指人也可指物，只指外表看上去像,另外，也能抽象表达事件或现象。如：
Theman looks like our headmaster.那个人看起来像我们的校长。
The photo doesn’tlook like her at all.那张照片看上去一点儿也不像她。
That bicycle looks just like theone I used to have.
It looks like it'sgoing to rain soon.
4. be like则是指 “品德,相貌”等,例如:
What is he like?他是个什么样的人?
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