analogical
analogical — 形容詞
- analogicalpositive
- more analogicalcomparative
- most analogicalsuperlative
1. describing a way of reasoning, explaining, or arguing that works by drawing a co
類比的
透過比較兩件事物來推理或解釋
describing a way of reasoning, explaining, or arguing that works by drawing a comparison between two different things and showing how they are alike
Padma used analogical reasoning to explain how the heart works like a pump.
Padma 運用類比推理來解釋心臟如何像一個幫浦一樣運作。
collocation: analogical reasoning
Reuben's analogical argument compared the spread of ideas to the spread of a virus.
Reuben 的類比論證將思想的傳播比作病毒的傳播。
collocation: analogical argument
The professor drew an analogical connection between the structure of a cell and a factory.
教授在細胞結構和工廠之間建立了一個類比連結。
Nkechi found the analogical link between musical harmony and social harmony quite convincing.
Nkechi 覺得音樂和諧與社會和諧之間的類比聯繫相當有說服力。
Haruto's essay used analogical thinking to explore how learning a language resembles learning to drive.
Haruto 的文章運用類比思維來探討學習語言如何類似於學習開車。
- metaphorical
more common in everyday language and literature; draws on imagery rather than logical comparison
- figurative
broader term for non-literal language; less tied to structured reasoning
- comparative
describes any kind of comparison without the reasoning dimension
- literal
describes language or thinking that takes words at face value, without drawing comparisons
用法筆記
Typically modifies nouns such as reasoning, thinking, argument, connection, or link. Common in academic writing, philosophy, and linguistics.