analytic
analytic — 形容詞
1. using or showing a way of thinking that carefully separates a problem, situation
分析性
仔細檢視各部分以理解的
using or showing a way of thinking that carefully separates a problem, situation, or idea into its individual parts in order to understand it fully.
Mei-Lin wrote an analytic report on the company's expenses, identifying every unnecessary cost.
Mei-Lin 針對公司開支寫了一份分析性報告，找出每一項不必要的成本。
analytic report
The detective used analytic methods to examine each clue separately before building a case.
那位警探運用分析性方法，逐一檢視每條線索後才建立案情。
analytic methods
Students in the economics course develop analytic skills by studying real-world market data.
經濟學課程的學生透過研究真實市場數據來培養分析能力。
Chidi took an analytic approach to understanding why sales figures had dropped so sharply.
Chidi 採取分析性方法，探討銷售額為何急遽下滑。
Dr. Amara Okafor has an analytic mind that can spot patterns other researchers often miss.
Dr. Amara Okafor 具有分析頭腦，能看出其他研究人員經常遺漏的模式。
- analytical
identical in meaning; 'analytical' is more common in general use, 'analytic' in technical fields
- logical
stronger emphasis on step-by-step reasoning rather than breaking things into parts
- systematic
focuses on following a planned method rather than on thinking style
- methodical
emphasises careful, organised procedure; less about mental analysis
- intuitive
based on gut feeling rather than careful examination
- unsystematic
lacking a clear method or structure
用法筆記
Often used to describe a person's style of thinking. 'Analytic' and 'analytical' are interchangeable in this sense, though 'analytic' is more common in technical and academic contexts.
常見錯誤
💡 'She has a very analytic approach.' — Both 'analytic' and 'analytical' are correct here. 'Analytical' is more common in everyday writing, but 'analytic' is frequent in technical and academic contexts.
2. relating to the use of formal logic — a structured method of reasoning that draw
邏輯的
運用形式邏輯推理的
relating to the use of formal logic — a structured method of reasoning that draws a necessary conclusion from given premises using rules of inference such as syllogisms or conditional statements.
Arjun used an analytic syllogism to prove that the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises.
Arjun 運用分析性三段論法來證明，結論必然來自前提。
analytic syllogism
Evelyn used analytic reasoning to test the conditional statement 'if the battery is dead, the car will not start'.
Evelyn 運用分析性推理，測試「如果電池沒電，車子就不會發動」這個條件句是否成立。
analytic reasoning
Valentina tested the argument by rewriting it as a chain of analytic steps linked by rules of inference.
Valentina 將論證重新寫成一連串的分析步驟，並以推論規則加以連結，藉此測試其有效性。
Sakura applied analytic logic to show why the conclusion does not follow from the given premises.
Sakura 運用分析邏輯來說明為何結論並非從給定的前提推導出來的。
- logical
broader term; analytic logic emphasises formal breakdown of reasoning
- rational
based on reason rather than emotion; less technical than 'analytic' in this sense
- syllogistic
highly technical term specific to formal deductive logic
- emotional
based on feelings rather than logical reasoning
- irrational
not based on clear reasoning or evidence
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is about decomposing something into its parts to understand it; sense 2 is about the formal structure of reasoning — how conclusions follow from premises through valid logical rules (e.g. syllogisms, modus ponens). Common in philosophy, formal logic, and mathematics.
常見錯誤
3. referring to a statement that is necessarily true simply because of the meanings
分析命題
僅憑詞義即為真而無須經驗的
referring to a statement that is necessarily true simply because of the meanings of the words it contains, without needing any real-world evidence to confirm it.
The statement 'all squares have four sides' is analytic because its truth depends only on word meanings.
「所有正方形都有四個邊」這句話是分析命題，因為它的真假只取決於詞彙的意義。
is analytic
In philosophy class, Fatima learned to distinguish analytic propositions from synthetic ones.
在哲學課上，Fatima 學會了如何區分分析命題與綜合命題。
analytic proposition
An analytic truth like 'no bachelor is married' does not need to be tested against real life.
像「單身漢都沒結婚」這類分析真理不需要透過現實生活來驗證。
The professor explained that mathematical equations are not always analytic in the philosophical sense.
教授解釋說，數學方程式在哲學意義上並非都是分析命題。
- a priori
known independently of experience; closely related but not identical
- tautological
a statement that is true by logical form; can carry a negative connotation of being trivial
- deductive
arrived at by logical deduction rather than empirical observation
- synthetic
requiring empirical evidence to verify
- empirical
based on observation or experience
- a posteriori
known through experience rather than logic alone
文法句型
analytic + noun (proposition, statement, truth)
用法筆記
Technical term in philosophy and logic. The opposite concept is 'synthetic' — a statement whose truth must be checked against real-world facts. Not used in everyday conversation.
4. describing a language that shows grammatical relationships mainly through word o
分析型
藉語序表達語法關係的
describing a language that shows grammatical relationships mainly through word order and separate function words rather than by changing the form of words with endings or prefixes.
English is more analytic than Latin because it relies on word order rather than case endings.
英語比拉丁語更具分析型特徵，因為它依賴語序而非格位詞尾來表達語法。
more analytic
Linguists describe Vietnamese as a highly analytic language with very few word-form changes.
語言學家將越南語描述為一種高度分析型的語言，幾乎沒有詞形變化。
In analytic languages, grammatical roles are shown by the position of words in a sentence.
在分析型語言中，語法角色是透過詞語在句中的位置來呈現的。
Mandarin Chinese is a strongly analytic language that uses separate words rather than verb endings.
中文是一種強烈分析型的語言，使用獨立詞彙而非動詞詞尾變化。
- isolating
nearly synonymous; 'isolating' emphasises that each word typically carries a single meaning
- synthetic
using inflectional endings to show grammatical relationships
- inflectional
changing word forms through suffixes, prefixes, or internal changes
用法筆記
Specialised term in linguistics. The opposite concept is 'synthetic' (or 'inflectional'), where words change their form to show grammatical roles. Many languages, like English, contain both analytic and synthetic features.
5. involving or able to be dealt with using the formal methods of algebra and calcu
解析的
用代數微積分方法處理的
involving or able to be dealt with using the formal methods of algebra and calculus, especially by solving equations exactly rather than by approximation.
The engineer used analytic geometry to calculate the exact position of the satellite in orbit.
工程師運用解析幾何計算衛星在軌道上的精確位置。
analytic geometry
This differential equation has an analytic solution that can be written as a simple formula.
這個微分方程式有解析解，可以寫成一個簡單的公式。
Diego applied analytic techniques from calculus to model the growth of the bacterial population.
Diego 運用微積分的解析技術來建立細菌族群成長的模型。
The mathematician proved that the function is analytic and can be expanded as a power series.
那位數學家證明該函數為解析函數，可以展開為冪級數。
- numerical
using approximation methods rather than exact formula-based solutions
- approximate
giving an estimated rather than an exact answer
用法筆記
Specialised mathematical term. Not used in everyday language. In mathematics, an 'analytic function' is one that can be locally expressed as a convergent power series — a more precise technical meaning than the general notion of 'analysing' something.