analogy

名词

1. 1

   比喻、类比

   She used an analogy about gardening to explain how learning works.

   她用园艺当比喻，说明学习是怎么一回事。

2. 2

   相似之处、类似

   There is a clear analogy between the two economic crises.

   这两次经济危机之间有明显的相似之处。

3. 3

   类推、类比推理多用于 by analogy

   By analogy with earlier cases, the court rejected the appeal.

   法院比照先前的案例类推，驳回了上诉。