parallelism

IPA/ˈpærəlelɪzəm/
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parallelism — 名詞

1. a writing technique that gives two or more ideas the same grammatical shape, so

1.名詞C1
釋義

排比；對仗

讓句子或片語結構相同以平衡語意的手法

a writing technique that gives two or more ideas the same grammatical shape, so they feel balanced and equal in weight.

例句

Minh praised the speech for its parallelism, with each line built on the same pattern.

Minh 稱讚這篇演講的排比，每一句都建立在同樣簡單的句型上。

parallelism in [a speech] for balanced ideas

The teacher showed how parallelism makes a sentence smooth: "to laugh, to sing, to dance."

老師示範排比如何讓句子聽起來流暢：「去笑、去唱、去跳舞。」

parallelism creating rhythm across listed items

同義詞
  • balance

    everyday word for the same even structure, less technical

  • symmetry

    stresses matching shape on both sides, used beyond grammar too

文法句型

parallelism in [text/speech]

用法筆記

Common in writing-craft and grammar contexts; the subject is usually a text, speech, or sentence rather than a person. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about general similarity, not grammatical form.

常見錯誤

❌My essay has a parallelism in the last line.
✅My essay uses parallelism in the last line.
💡the word is uncountable, so don't say 'a parallelism'.

2. a clear likeness between two situations, events, or things, where one closely ma

2.名詞C1
釋義

相似；雷同

兩件事物之間明顯相像、彼此呼應的情況

a clear likeness between two situations, events, or things, where one closely matches or mirrors the other.

例句

Tariro noticed a striking parallelism between the two countries' paths to freedom.

Tariro 注意到這兩個國家邁向自由的歷程有著驚人的相似。

parallelism between [two situations]

There is a clear parallelism between Karim's life and his grandfather's, decades apart.

Karim 的人生和他祖父的人生雖相隔數十年，卻有明顯的雷同。

parallelism between [two lives]

同義詞
  • resemblance

    stresses looking or being alike, often at a glance

  • correspondence

    stresses point-by-point matching between two things

反義詞
  • difference

    the plain opposite when two things do not match

文法句型

parallelism between [A and B]

用法筆記

Often takes 'between' to link the two matched things. Unlike sense 1, this sense is about real-world resemblance, not the grammatical shape of words.

常見錯誤

❌There is a parallelism of his story and mine.
✅There is a parallelism between his story and mine.
💡use 'between' to join the two matched things.