| 单词 | analogical |
| 释义 | analogical (once / 24320 pages) adj Something analogical compares two different things. An analogical expression might be "My house is so cold it's like a refrigerator in here." An analogy is a comparison — usually either a metaphor or a simile — that helps to explain something or make it clearer. Analogical things use analogies or refer to them. A comparison like "You are quiet as a mouse" or "My brother was a pig at dinner" is analogical. The Greek root is analogos, "proportionate." WORD FAMILYanalogical: analogically+/analogist: analogists/analogize: analogizes, analogizing/analogous: analogously/analogy: analogical, analogies, analogise, analogist, analogize, analogous USAGE EXAMPLESBut the two are related, if only analogically. Slate(May 03, 2016) By contrast “Managers who pay attention to their own analogical thinking will make better strategic decisions and fewer mistakes.” Time(Dec 07, 2015) Analogical reasoning is considered to be the pinnacle of cognition and it only develops in humans between the ages of three and four. Scientific American(Feb 10, 2015) adj expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy the analogical use of a metaphor Syn figurative, nonliteral (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech |
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