comprehend by analogy; reason by extension
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to comprehend by analogy; to reason by extension; to grasp a principle and infer related things
formalA positive, formal idiom often used to describe a high level of learning ability and intellectual flexibility. Implies that once you understand one example or principle of a category, you can understand others of the same kind.
Tā他
xué学
xí习
néng能
lì力
hěn很
qiáng强
,
zǒng总
shì是
néng能
chù触
lèi类
páng旁
tōng通
。
He has a strong learning ability and is always able to comprehend by analogy.
Xué学
xí习
shù数
xué学
gōng公
shì式
bù不
néng能
sǐ死
jì记
yìng硬
bèi背
,
yào要
dǒng懂
dé得
chù触
lèi类
páng旁
tōng通
。
You shouldn't memorize mathematical formulas by rote; you need to know how to reason by extension.
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Yōu优
xiù秀
de的
lǎo老
shī师
shàn善
yú于
yǐn引
dǎo导
xué学
sheng生
chù触
lèi类
páng旁
tōng通
,
ér而
bù不
shì是
tián填
yā鸭
shì式
jiào教
xué学
。
Excellent teachers are good at guiding students to comprehend by analogy, not at force-feeding them knowledge.