analogous
/əˈnæləgəs/adjective
1- comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared可比拟的：
they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children.
他们认为统治者和臣民的关系可比拟成父亲和孩子的关系。
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- Biology (of organs) performing a similar function but having a different evolutionary origin, such as the wings of insects and birds【生】（器官）同功的。 常与HOMOLOGOUS相对。
派生词
analogously
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek analogos 'proportionate' + -OUS.