analogy
[ə'næl.ə.dʒi] noun countable or uncountable
■a comparison between things which have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea 类似；类比；比拟；类推•He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.他把大脑比作一台庞大的电脑。 •It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with (= by comparing it with) something concrete.有时用具体事物作比拟来阐释抽象概念会更容易些。 |