analogise
/ə'nælədʤaiz/ Cách viết khác : (analogize) /ə'nælədʤaiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make an analogy; to explain or describe something by drawing a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, typically for the purpose of clarification or illustration. This involves identifying and articulating a shared relationship or pattern between different domains.
Usage
- Transitive use (with an object): To analogise something to or with something else is to explicitly state the points of similarity between them.
- The teacher analogised the human brain to a complex computer network.
- He analogised the company's growth with the life cycle of a plant.
- Intransitive use (without a direct object): To engage in the process of drawing analogies.
- When explaining complex theories, she often analogises to make them accessible.
Examples
- In Academic Writing:
- The author analogises the structure of an atom to a miniature solar system.
- In Everyday Explanation:
- To help the child understand, the parent analogised sadness to a dark, rainy cloud that eventually passes.
- In Discussion:
- We can analogise this historical period to the birth pangs of a new era.
Advanced Usage
- "To analogise from X to Y": To derive an analogy, using X as the source domain to explain Y as the target domain.
- The philosopher analogised from the workings of a clock to the perceived order of the universe.
- Conceptual Use: The act of analogising is a fundamental cognitive tool for reasoning, learning, and creative thinking, bridging the known and the unknown.
Variants and Related Words
- Analogize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English; identical in meaning and usage to 'analogise'.
- Analogy (noun): The comparison itself; the relationship of similarity between two things.
- He used an analogy between the heart and a pump.
- Analogous (adjective): Comparable in certain respects; similar.
- The two situations are analogous.
Synonyms
- Compare: To note the similarities and differences between two or more things.
- Likening: Representing or describing as similar.
- Equate: To consider or treat as equivalent (often implies a stronger identity than 'analogise').
Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
- Analogise something to something: The most common construction for the transitive verb.
- Scientists sometimes analogise genetic code to a biological instruction manual.
- Analogise between A and B: To draw an analogy by comparing two items directly.
- The essay analogises between the rise of digital media and the invention of the printing press.
Related Idioms / Phrases
- Draw an analogy: A near-identical phrase meaning to make a comparison to show similarity.
- She drew an analogy between learning a language and building a house.
- By analogy: Using the method or principle of analogy.
- We can understand this new concept by analogy with a familiar one.
Verb
- make an analogy