analogy
Definitions
A comparison showing that two different things share a similar relationship or structure
类比；两事物结构相似的比较
A correspondence or partial similarity between things
相似，类似之处
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedana- (according to, in proportion) + logy (logos here = ratio) = 'matching proportion.' The Greeks used analogia for A:B = C:D. So an analogy claims two unlike things share the same relationship, not just a loose resemblance.
Root log still carries 50 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.draw an analogy进行类比
- 2.by analogy依此类推
- 3.an apt analogy恰当的类比
- 4.analogy between……之间的类比
Example Sentences
- 1.
He drew an analogy between the brain and a computer.
- 2.
The teacher used a cooking analogy to explain chemistry.
- 3.
By analogy, the same rule should apply to this case.
Easily Confused
analogy vs metaphor — An analogy explains by spelling out a shared relationship ('the heart works like a pump because...'). A metaphor just calls one thing another ('the heart is a pump'), with no explanation. Analogy argues; metaphor names.