今日の単語 analogy

analogy

今日の単語は analogy です。意味を確認しましょう。

a comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea

If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.

〔二つのものの〕似かより、類似性［点］◆他の点では異なるもの同士の似ている点

例示、例え、比喩

例文で使い方を確認します

He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.

脳を巨大なコンピューターになぞらえた

It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with (= by comparing it with) something concrete.

抽象的なことはハッキリしているものに例えるとわかりやすい

An analogy that was not and is not true – This is with reference to the article ‘Pakistan’s Donald Trump-II’ (March 19) in which Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy revisited an argument he had first made in 2015: Imran Khan is Pakistan’s Donald Trump. He argues, this time looking back over their years in power, that the analogy is just as apt now as it was in 2015. I disagreed in 2015, and I still disagree now. (from DAWN)

パキスタンのトランプ、と例えられた人物がいるよう。著者は今も反対の姿勢。

‘Putin is Hitler’: why we use analogies to talk about the Ukraine war, and how they can lead to peace – The war in Ukraine has produced a disorienting array of analogies. Vladimir Putin is Hitler. Volodymyr Zelensky is a Nazi. Ukraine could become like Afghanistan or Korea. Russia should accept its borders, just as post-colonial African countries did. The invasion is no different to what the west did in Iraq. The Ukrainians are like the Irish fighting for independence from the UK – but also like Brexiteers resisting the EU. Meanwhile, other countries bordering Russia, and Taiwan, wonder if they could become “another Ukraine”. Analogies are a key part of how the war in Ukraine is being justified and understood. The invasion is such a seismic (and for many people, surprising) event, that we have a particularly strong appetite for comparisons. Analogies are ubiquitous in human discourse and have always played an important role in politics and international affairs. (from The Conversation)

とにかく人は何かに例えたがる。特に戦争のようなインパクトの大きな出来事では、例えに溢れる。

今日の単語は

analogy なぞらえ、比喩、例え

でした

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