新概念英语第三册-Lesson 36（词汇5）

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比较：
likeness: 最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强
resemble: 特别是指外观或外在性质的相似
similarity: 性质、特色、程度的相似 similar to sth. or sb.
The two events which happened at the same time have got similarity.
They have got close likeness.
■scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦(strong contempt)
常用短语：pour scorn on，pour contempt on，pour ridicule on 对......嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻
Eg: He poured scorn on his wife's suggestion.
表示藐视、瞧不起，还可用：look down upon / think scorn of
比较：
contempt: 蔑视，强烈谴责某人或某事低贱、卑鄙，语气较强
despise:  语气较弱，表示嘲弄
Eg: His suggestion was dismissed with scorn / contempt.
His face showed the scorn he felt.
We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars. (NCE3 lesson 27)
I despised the frigid weather in January.
■acquaint v. 使了解(to have knowledge of)