analogous
英[?'n?l?g?s]
美[?'n?l?ɡ?s]
- adj. 類似的；[昆] 同功的；可比擬的
助記提示
1、ana- "up" + log- "count, reckon, that which is thought; ratio, proportion(引申義)" + -ous.
2、ana- "up" 表示向上、上面的一個參考，向它看齊，以它作為一個標準。
3、字面含義：count up, reckon up, the up level that something which is thought tend to parallel. => 也就向著、跟著、趨向上面的某個標準、參考對象看齊，來進行思考、計算、說話等；由此引申為：比喻、類比、類推、模擬、類似等含義。
4、其實，該詞在原始的希臘語中表示：proportionate，也就是使其與上面的某個標準、參考對象成比例；使其與上面的某個標準、參考對象相稱或者均衡。后來，被借用到拉丁語中，其含義才變成了今天的含義。
英文詞源
- analogous (adj.)
- 1640s, from Latin analogus, from Greek analogos "proportionate, according to due proportion" (see analogy).
雙語例句
- 1. Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
- 人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The gills of fishes are analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.
- 魚類的鰓與陸上動物的肺類似.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The national debt is analogous with private debt.
- 國債和私人債務類似.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The two situations are roughly analogous.
- 兩種情況大致相似.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.
- 該公司與主要競爭對手的處境極為相似.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》