1540s (perhaps early 15c.), from Old French analogie or directly from Latin analogia, from Greek analogia "proportion," from ana- "upon, according to" (see ana-) + logos "ratio," also "word, speech, reckoning" (see logos). A mathematical term used in a wider sense by Plato.
实用例句
1. The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
来自《权威词典》
2. It is not always reliable to argue by analogy.
靠类推法论证并不总是可靠的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. A close analogy with the art of singing can be made.
可以用歌唱艺术作类比.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Trace an analogy between pastoral poetry and landscape painting.
