analogous

Intermediatezipf 3.36

Pronunciation

/əˈnæləɡəs/(uh-NAL-uh-gus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

类似的；可类比的（在功能或结构上相似）

Definition

Comparable in certain respects; similar enough to make a useful comparison.

Word family

  • analogy/əˈnælədʒi/(n)类比
  • analogically/ˌænəˈlɒdʒɪkəli/(adv)类推地

Collocations

  • analogous to
  • analogous situation
  • structurally analogous
  • roughly analogous

Examples

  1. 1.The human brain is often described as analogous to a computer. (similar in function)
  2. 2.The current crisis is analogous to what happened in 2008. (comparable)

Synonyms

  • comparable/ˈkɒmpərəbl/— similar enough to compare
  • parallel/ˈpærəlɛl/— running alongside, similar trajectory
  • akin to /əˈkɪn tuː/ (similar in nature)

Etymology

from Greek "analogos" = proportionate — "ana" (upon) + "logos" (ratio)