semblance

semblance
noun
  1. [mass noun]the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different
    外表,外形(尤指假象)
    she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
    她试图理清自己的思绪。
    ■(archaic)resemblance; similarity
    (古)相似之处;类似
    it bears some semblance to the thing I have in mind.
    它与我所想的有些共同之处。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, from sembler 'seem', from Latin similare, simulare 'simulate'
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