Analogy
01
類推
a comparison between two different things, done to explain the similarities between them
例
Emma employed the analogy of a river flowing downstream to illustrate the passage of time and the inevitability of change.
エマは時間の経過と変化の必然性を説明するために、川が下流に流れるという比喩を用いました。
02
類推, 比較
a type of reasoning based on the idea that if two things are in agreement on a specific aspect, they will be so on other aspects
例
By analogy, if the previous treatments were effective for similar cases, this new treatment should also yield positive results.
類推により、以前の治療が類似の症例に有効であった場合、この新しい治療も肯定的な結果をもたらすはずです。
03
類推, 類似
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
04
類推, 類似
(linguistics) a process by which a new word or inflection is formed according to existing rules and regulations
例
The study of analogy shows how language adapts to the needs of its speakers.
類推の研究は、言語が話し手のニーズにどのように適応するかを示しています。
