Значение "analogy" в словаре английского

analogy в английском

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analogynoun [ C or U ]

uk /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/ us /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/

C2 a comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea:

He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with (= by comparing it with) something concrete.
analogous
adjective uk /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ us /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/

C2

The experience of mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness.

(Определение analogy из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

analogy в американском английском

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analogynoun [ C/U ]

us /əˈnæl·ə·dʒi/

literature a comparison of the features or qualities of two different things to show their similarities:

[ C ] He was explaining that the mind has no form and is invisible, and that a useful analogy is of the mind being like the sky.
analogous
adjective us /əˈnæl·ə·ɡəs/

The stock market recorded a 0.4% annual increase that was roughly analogous to results in the late 1960s.

(Определение analogy из Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)