一道三空题求解

奥特曼打GRE

For some English speakers in the United States, the word “yam” is (i)
____________ “sweet potato,” despite several differences between them. The
yam is a starchy, white-fleshed tuber very low in beta carotene,
characteristics not shared by its sweeter, more nutritious (ii) ____________.
One can trace the yam, the (iii)____________ version of the word “nyami,”
back to West African origins, whereas sweet potatoes were first grown in
Tropical America.
Blank (i)
analogous to
commensurate with
tantamount to

Blank (ii)
correlates
simulacrum
ersatz

Blank (iii)
codified
anglicized
integrated

答案：tantamount to; correlates; anglicized

第一空为什么不能选analogous呢？
韦氏上analogy的解释是：resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike
tantamount的解释是：equivalent in value, significance, or effect

奥特曼打GRE

小镜儿爱木子 发表于 2013-5-4 22:00
我觉得主要还是那句despite several differences between them，所以第一个空要和several differences betw ...

明白了！！thx！O(∩_∩)O