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analogy

美音:[ə´nælədʒı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.类似,类推

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analogy为短语/超纲词汇   词频:5238

词形变化:

名词复数:analogies

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ana-=upon,on,up 变化型 an-

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analogy


/ə'nælədʒɪ; ə`nælədʒɪ/
n
1 [C] ~ (between sth and sth) partial similarity between two things that are compared 类似; 相似
*point to analogies between the two events 指出两起事件的相似之处
* The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump. 教师打了一个比喻, 把人的心脏比作唧筒.
2 [U] ~ (with sth) process of reasoning based on such similarity 类推
*My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you. 我的理论适用于你, 照此类推, 也适用于像你这样的其他人.
3 [U] way in which words change their form because of their similarity to other words 类推法(因某些词与其它词相似而类推出其词形变化的方法).

analogy


npluralanalogies [U and C]

[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from Greek analogia, from analogos; ANALOGOUS]
something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc
analogy with/to/between
 analogies between human and animal behaviour
draw/make an analogy
(=make a comparison)
 She drew an analogy between childbirth and the creative process.
by analogy with
 Dr Wood explained the movement of light by analogy with (=using the analogy of) the movement of water.
1. My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.
    我的理论适用於你, 照此类推, 也适用於像你这样的其他人.

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