ANALOGY


Meaning of ANALOGY in English

[noun] - (an example of) similarity in particular featuresHe drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer. [C]Peters then offers an analogy between the balanced individual and a balanced society. [C]It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with (= by comparing it with) something concrete. [U]A group was set up on the analogy of (= based on a similar idea to) a self-supporting community. [C]

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.