similarity

similarity

noun

1. the quality of being similar

2. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

Synonym: law of similarity

1. 相像;类似;近似
If there is a similarity between two or more things, they are similar to each other.

e.g. The astonishing similarity between my brother and my first-born son...
我弟弟和我的大儿子长得惊人地相似
e.g. There was a very basic similarity in our philosophy...
我们的人生哲学在根本上很相似。

2. 相似处;相似点;类似的地方
Similarities are features that things have which make them similar to each other.

e.g. There were significant similarities between mother and son...
母子之间有很多相像的地方。
e.g. The similarities between Mars and Earth were enough to keep alive hopes of some form of Martian life.
火星和地球之间的诸多相似处足以让人们对火星上存在某种生物抱以希望。

1. 相似律：相似律相似律(similarity)是格式塔学派提出的知觉整体性的组织原则之一,指物理属性(强度、颜色、大小、形状等)相似的客体易被知觉为一个整体. 连续律连续律(continuity)是格式塔学派提出的知觉整体性的组织原则之一,