[C]类比;比拟;比喻 a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar
[U]类推;类推法 the process of comparing one thing with another thing that has similar features in order to explain it
英英释义
Noun:
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect;
"the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"
"the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
analogy的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
It is not always reliable to argue by analogy. 用类推法论证并不总是可靠的。
He offers an analogy to explain how it works. 他用一个类比来解释这个过程。
He drew this conclusion on the analogy of yours. 他根据你的理论类推得出这个结论。
No analogy exists between you and me. 你和我之间没有相似之处。
There is an analogy between the human heart and a pump. 人的心脏和泵有类似之处。
Some philosophers have perceived so much analogy to man in the formation of the ocean, that they have not hesitated to assert its being made for him alone.