analogy
US /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/
UK /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/
1.
類比, 比喻
a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification
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The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.
老師將人的心臟比作水泵。
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It's difficult to make an analogy for such a complex concept.
對於如此複雜的概念，很難進行類比。
2.
相似, 對應
a correspondence or partial similarity
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There's a clear analogy between the two systems.
這兩個系統之間有明顯的相似之處。
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The situation has a strong analogy to what happened last year.
這種情況與去年發生的事情有很強的相似之處。