| 单词 | analogue |
| 释义 | analogue (once / 9373 pages) 1n 2adj Think of analogue as referring to something parallel or comparable to something else. For example, a lobster's claw might be considered an analogue to the human hand, as both have similar functions of grabbing and holding. Keep your claws to yourself! The word analogue (also spelled analog) comes from the Greek ana, meaning "up to," and logos, meaning, among other things, "ratio" and "proportion." In 1946, it entered computer language as an adjective to describe a type of signal that is continuous in amplitude. It has since been largely replaced by a digital signal. Analogues are often used in college entrance exams, i.e., "a is to b as c is to d." WORD FAMILYanalogue: analogues USAGE EXAMPLESJudging from my reader mail, tens of thousands must be avoiding high-tech interfaces in favor of the analogue controls, perhaps by buying lower-trim models. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Men’s soccer in Canada, however, is not the direct analogue of hockey, basketball, and baseball. The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016) He is casting global capitalism as an inextricably racial enterprise, one built specifically on racial slavery and its analogues around the world. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) 1 n something having the property of being analogous to something else 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper analog, parallel echo a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc. similarity the quality of being similar adj of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input analogue device Syn|Ant analog, linear digital of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits |
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