parallelism
UK/'pærəlelɪzəm/US/'pærәlelizm/
GREA1
Definitions
n.
The state of being parallel; close similarity or correspondence; (grammar) use of matching structures
平行状态；相似性，对应关系；（语法）排比
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedparallelprepare; equal; bring forth / appear
+
-ismother, another
=parallelism
parallel + -ism: the quality or use of being parallel. In grammar it names matching sentence structures ('I came, I saw, I conquered').
Common Collocations
- 1.structural parallelism结构相似性
- 2.parallelism between之间的相似性
Example Sentences
- 1.
The essay uses parallelism to make its argument memorable.
- 2.
Critics noted the parallelism between the two reigns.