analogy; compare
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
analogy; a method of reasoning based on similarities
formalA logical and rhetorical device. Often used in philosophy, science, law, and everyday arguments. The conclusion is probable, not certain.
Tā他
yòng用
xīn心
zàng脏
hé和
bèng泵
de的
lèi类
bǐ比
lái来
jiě解
shì释
xuè血
yè液
xún循
huán环
。
He used the analogy of the heart and a pump to explain blood circulation.
Zhè这
gè个
lùn论
zhèng证
yī依
kào靠
de的
shì是
yī一
gè个
báo薄
ruò弱
de的
lèi类
bǐ比
。
This argument relies on a weak analogy.
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Zài在
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhōng中
，
lèi类
bǐ比
tuī推
lǐ理
shì是
cháng常
yòng用
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
。
In law, analogical reasoning is a commonly used method.
Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
xué学
sheng生
zhǎo找
chū出
zhè这
liǎng两
shǒu首
shī诗
zhī之
jiān间
de的
lèi类
bǐ比
。
The teacher asked the students to find the analogy between these two poems.
verb
to analogize; to compare by analogy
formalThe verbal usage is less common than the noun. Means to draw a comparison between two things based on their similarities.
Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
jiāng将
xué学
xí习
yǔ语
yán言
lèi类
bǐ比
wéi为
jiàn建
zào造
fáng房
wū屋
。
We can analogize learning a language to building a house.
Tā他
bǎ把
gōng公
sī司
de的
zǔ组
zhī织
jié结
gòu构
lèi类
bǐ比
chéng成
yī一
gè个
fēng蜂
cháo巢
。
He analogized the company's organizational structure to a beehive.
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Nán难
yǐ以
jiāng将
zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
wán完
quán全
bù不
tóng同
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
jiǎn简
dān单
lèi类
bǐ比
。
It's difficult to simply analogize these two completely different situations.