a·nal·o·gous
adjective/əˈnæləɡəs/
/əˈnæləɡəs/
(formal)- analogous (to/with something) similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it
相似的；类似的 - Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。 - The two processes are not analogous.
这两种过程不相似。 - The national debt is analogous with private debt.
国债和私人债务类似。 - The two situations are roughly analogous.
两种情况大致相似。
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek analogos ‘proportionate’ + -ous. - Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.