a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
比拟说明，类比
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an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies 自然活动和人类社会活动的相比
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he interprets logical functions by analogy with machines .他通过与机器类比阐释逻辑功能。
a correspondence or partial similarity
相似，类似。
a thing which is or is represented as being comparable to something else in significant respects
可类比物
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works of art were seen as an analogy for works of nature .艺术作品被看成是可与自然创造类比之物。 ［mass noun］Logic a process of arguing from similarity in known respects to similarity in other respects【逻】 类比推理。
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【语言学】 类推法。
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【生】 同功。
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘appropriateness, correspondence’）： from French
