analogous
/əˈnæləɡəs/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈnæləɡəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈna-lə-gəs/ (ame, mw)
analogous — 形容詞
1. sharing enough features with a different thing, idea, or process that you can se
類似的；類比
兩者特徵相近、可作類比
sharing enough features with a different thing, idea, or process that you can sensibly draw a comparison between them, even when the two are not the same kind of thing.
Dr. Jin argues that the human eye is analogous to a digital camera.
田中博士主張人眼類似於數位相機。
analogous to + noun for drawing a comparison
The role of a teacher is analogous to that of a gardener tending young plants.
老師的角色就如同照顧幼苗的園丁。
formal pattern: X is analogous to that of Y
Fadi found the bee colony's structure analogous with the layout of a small city.
Fadi 發現蜜蜂群落的結構與一座小城市的格局頗為類似。
Critics say the company's debt crisis is analogous to the one Greece faced in 2010.
評論家認為這家公司的債務危機可比擬於2010年希臘所面對的危機。
Learning a language as an adult is in many ways analogous to learning a new sport.
成年後學語言在許多方面都類似於學一項新運動。
- similar
everyday word; weaker claim and far less formal.
- comparable
close synonym; emphasises that comparison is fair or worthwhile.
- parallel
suggests features run alongside each other point by point.
- akin
literary; usually 'akin to' meaning closely related in nature.
- dissimilar
neutral opposite, formal register.
- unrelated
stronger — denies any meaningful link, not just similarity.
文法句型
analogous to + noun
analogous with + noun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'to' (sometimes 'with'); rarely used alone before a noun. Common in academic, scientific, and journalistic writing where the writer wants to point out a useful parallel without claiming the two things are identical.
常見錯誤
2. describing colours that sit beside one another on a colour wheel and therefore s
鄰近色的
色相環上相鄰的顏色
describing colours that sit beside one another on a colour wheel and therefore share a closely related tone, such as yellow, yellow-green, and green.
Imani painted the sunset using analogous colours of orange, red-orange, and red.
Imani 用橘色、橘紅色和紅色等鄰近色畫出夕陽。
fixed term: analogous colours / colors
Designers often choose analogous colours to give a room a calm, unified feel.
設計師常用鄰近色，讓房間呈現平靜而和諧的感覺。
typical context: design / interior
Our art teacher asked the children to mix analogous colours from the green section of the wheel.
美術老師請孩子們從色相環的綠色區域調出鄰近色。
The poster works because the artist limited the palette to analogous shades of blue and violet.
這張海報之所以好看，是因為畫家把配色限制在藍色與紫色的鄰近色階。
- harmonious
broader design term — pleasing together but not tied to the colour wheel.
- adjacent
literal — 'adjacent on the colour wheel' is the fuller form teachers often use.
- complementary
art term for colours opposite each other on the wheel — the technical opposite.
文法句型
analogous colours / colors
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is a fixed art and design term, almost always in the phrase 'analogous colours/colors'. The subject is colours, palettes, or shades — not ideas or situations.