similarity, resemblance, analogy, likeness

名詞 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
   同義詞：doctrine of analogy

1. He drew this conclusion on the analogy of yours.
   他根據(jù)你的理論類(lèi)推得出這個(gè)結(jié)論。
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.
   其他高級(jí)職員認(rèn)為日本的影響不會(huì)那么大，認(rèn)為不能與汽車(chē)相提并論。他們說(shuō)制造汽車(chē)與好萊塢的創(chuàng)造性企業(yè)截然不同。
3. It is not always reliable to argue by analogy.
   用類(lèi)推法論證并不總是可靠的。

a.nal.o.gy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 a.nal.o.gies 縮寫(xiě) anal.

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
相似，類(lèi)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
比擬，類(lèi)比：基于這種相似性的比較參見(jiàn) likeness
Biology Correspondence in function or position between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure.
【生物學(xué)】 同功：不同演化來(lái)源或結(jié)構(gòu)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.
類(lèi)比：一種邏輯推理形式或一個(gè)例子，基于這樣的假設(shè)，如果已知兩個(gè)事物在某些方面是相似的，那么它們?cè)谄渌矫嬉惨欢ㄊ窍嗨频?/br>Linguistics
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】
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.
類(lèi)推：一種語(yǔ)言的單詞和語(yǔ)素在語(yǔ)言的現(xiàn)存語(yǔ)法模式基礎(chǔ)上改變構(gòu)成或產(chǎn)生，如現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)的name：names 代替了古英語(yǔ)的 nama：naman ，這是在名詞如 stone：stones 的模式上產(chǎn)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.
類(lèi)推作用：用于常見(jiàn)或規(guī)則的詞干或前綴代替不常見(jiàn)和不規(guī)則的詞干或前綴而使詞的變位更規(guī)則的過(guò)程，如bit 在現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)里的變位是 bit，bitten ，而在古英語(yǔ)里是 bat，biten

來(lái)源：
Middle English analogie
中古英語(yǔ) analogie
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin analogia
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) analogia
from Greek
源自 希臘語(yǔ)
from analogos [proportionate] * see analogous
源自 analogos [成比例的] *參見(jiàn) analogous