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。
He drew an analogy between running a marathon and pursuing a long-term goal, emphasizing the importance of endurance and perseverance.
彼はマラソンを走ることと長期的な目標を追求することの間に類似点を描き、忍耐力と粘り強さの重要性を強調しました。
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
Philosophers used analogy to reason that if the mind and body are dependent, the soul must be similarly related to both.
哲学者たちは、心と体が依存しているならば、魂も同様に両方に関連しているに違いないと推論するために類推を使いました。
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 analogy between " sing " and " sang " helps learners understand verb changes.
「sing」と「sang」の間の類似性は、学習者が動詞の変化を理解するのに役立ちます。
Using analogy, she created the word " brang " to describe a past action, following the pattern of " ring " and " rang. "
類推を使って、彼女は「ring」と「rang」のパターンに従って、過去の行動を表すために「brang」という単語を作りました。
