analogy

英 [əˈnælədʒi]

美 [əˈnælədʒi]

n. 类比; 比拟; 比喻; 类推

复数：analogies　

Collins.1 / BNC.5394 / COCA.5913

牛津词典

noun

类比；比拟；比喻
a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar
1. The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.
  老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
2. There are no analogies with any previous legal cases.
  以往的法律案件没有哪一宗可与此案类比。
类推；比拟
the process of comparing one thing with another thing that has similar features in order to explain it
1. learning by analogy
  用类推法学习

N-COUNT 相似；类似；类推；类比
If you make or draw ananalogy betweentwo things, you show that they are similar in some way.
1. It is probably easier to make an analogy between the courses of the planets, and two trains travelling in the same direction.
  将行星的运行比作两列火车朝同一方向行驶可能更容易些。

noun

drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
1. the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain
2. the models show by analogy how matter is built up
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater
Synonym:doctrine of analogy

And I made an analogy of values to a company are a lot like a constitution to a country.
我把公司的价值观，和国家的宪法做了类比。
It is probably easier to make an analogy between the courses of the planets, and two trains travelling in the same direction.
将行星的运行比作两列火车朝同一方向行驶可能更容易些。
This is the analogy to the alpha particle.
这和阿尔法粒子类似。
It was by analogy that "cows" came to replace "kine".
通过类推，cows才渐渐替代kine。
He explained the subject by analogy.
他用类推法说明了这个问题。
An analogy in XHTML is the use of style attributes or formatting elements like font and center.
XHTML中的一个类似应用就是使用style属性或格式化元素，如font和center。
Metaphors as a form of reasoning by analogy involve categorization, entailment and inference.
隐喻是一种形式的类比推理涉及分类，蕴涵和推理。
A nonphysics analogy illustrates the nature of conservation law.
我们用一个非物理学的比喻来说明守恒定律的性质。
This is only by way of analogy.; This is just an analogy.
这不过是个比方。
Paul uses a simple analogy to illustrate his point.
保罗用了一个简单的例子来说明这点。