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TOEFL BNC: 9154 COCA: 10202

analogous

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analogous ˈnæləgəs/ adjective
analogous
ˈnæləgəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of ANALOGOUS
[more analogous; most analogous] formal
: similar in some way相似的;类似的
usually + to

— analogously

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 9154 COCA: 10202

analogous

adjective

anal·​o·​gous ə-ˈna-lə-gəs How to pronounce analogous (audio)
: similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
Timbre in music is analogous to color in painting. Aaron Copland
An airplane's joystick is somewhat analogous to the reins on a horse.
: similar in a way that invites comparison : showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy
a town council and a government body that serves an analogous function
analogously adverb
analogousness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for analogous

similar, analogous, parallel mean closely resembling each other.

similar implies the possibility of being mistaken for each other.

all the houses in the development are similar

analogous applies to things belonging in essentially different categories but nevertheless having many similarities.

analogous political systems

parallel suggests a marked likeness in the development of two things.

the parallel careers of two movie stars

Example Sentences

… gluons, force particles analogous to the photons of electromagnetism. Andrew Watson, Science, 22 Jan. 1999 … great stretches of algae, analogous to terrestrial woodlands, in which kelp fills the role of trees. William K. Stevens, New York Times, 5 Jan. 1999 … not by means superior to, though analogous with, human reason … Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1859
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Word History

Etymology

Latin analogus "proportionate" (Medieval Latin, "conforming to analogy") + -ous; analogus borrowed from Greek análogos "proportionate, conformable," parasynthetic derivative from anà lógon "proportionately," from aná "up, throughout" + lógon, accusative of lógos "word, speech, relation, correspondence, proportion" — more at ana-, legend

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of analogous was in 1646
TOEFL BNC: 9154 COCA: 10202
analogous

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe相似appear, seem似乎類似;看起來相似ADVERBclosely極為相似directly, exactly完全相似broadly, roughly, somewhat (especially NAmE) 大致/大體/有些相似The two situations are roughly analogous.兩種情況大致相似。PREPOSITIONto和⋯相似The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.該公司與其主要競爭對手的處境極為相似。with和⋯類似The national debt is analogous with private debt.國債和私人債務類似。

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