analogical

IPA/ˌæn.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
IPA/ˌæn.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/

analogical — 形容詞

  • analogicalpositive
  • more analogicalcomparative
  • most analogicalsuperlative

1. describing a way of reasoning, explaining, or arguing that works by drawing a co

1.形容詞C1
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The two situations are analogical.
The two situations are analogous.
💡'analogical' describes the reasoning process; 'analogous' means the things themselves are similar.