English Dictionary

analogy

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

日本語の意味

二つ以上の事象・対象間における相似性や対応関係、すなわち類似・類推の関係を示す概念。 / 説明や推論の際に、ある事例をもとに他の事例を理解・予測するために用いられる比較・対応の関係。

She used an analogy between the human brain and a computer to explain neural processing to the students.

彼女は、神経処理を学生に説明するために、人間の脳とコンピュータの類比を用いた。

意味（1）

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love.

意味（2）

(geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.

意味（3）

(grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.

analogies （ plural ）