analogy

similarity, resemblance, analogy, likeness

名词 analogy:

1. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
2. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
3. the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
   同义词：doctrine of analogy

1. He drew this conclusion on the analogy of yours.
   他根据你的理论类推得出这个结论。
2. Other executives think the Japanese influence will be less dramatic and dismiss the automobile analogy, saying that manufacturing cars is a far cry from the creative nature of Hollywood's endeavors.
   其他高级职员认为日本的影响不会那么大，认为不能与汽车相提并论。他们说制造汽车与好莱坞的创造性企业截然不同。
3. It is not always reliable to argue by analogy.
   用类推法论证并不总是可靠的。

a.nal.o.gy

n.（名词）
【复数】 a.nal.o.gies 缩写 anal.

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
相似，类似：不同事物的某些方面具有的相似性
A comparison based on such similarity.See Synonyms at likeness
比拟，类比：基于这种相似性的比较参见 likeness
Biology Correspondence in function or position between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure.
【生物学】 同功：不同演化来源或结构的器官有相似的功能或位置
A form of logical inference or an instance of it, based on the assumption that if two things are known to be alike in some respects, then they must be alike in other respects.
类比：一种逻辑推理形式或一个例子，基于这样的假设，如果已知两个事物在某些方面是相似的，那么它们在其它方面也一定是相似的
Linguistics
【语言学】
The process by which words and morphemes are re-formed or created on the model of existing grammatical patterns in a language, as Modern Englishname : names for Old English nama : naman on the model of nouns like stone : stones.
类推：一种语言的单词和语素在语言的现存语法模式基础上改变构成或产生，如现代英语的name：names 代替了古英语的 nama：naman ，这是在名词如 stone：stones 的模式上产生的
The process by which inflectional paradigms are made more regular by the replacement of an uncommon or irregular stem or affix by one that is common or regular, asbit in Modern English bit, bitten for Old English b3t, biten.
类推作用：用于常见或规则的词干或前缀代替不常见和不规则的词干或前缀而使词的变位更规则的过程，如bit 在现代英语里的变位是 bit，bitten ，而在古英语里是 bat，biten

来源：
Middle English analogie
中古英语 analogie
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin analogia
源自 拉丁语 analogia
from Greek
源自 希腊语
from analogos [proportionate] * see analogous
源自 analogos [成比例的] *参见 analogous