adj · academic
analogous
UK/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/US/əˈnæləɡəs/a·NA·lo·gous
showing a similarity, especially in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared
Examples
“The brain and a computer are often seen as analogous in their ways of processing information.”
“In Task 2 you might argue that the education systems of two countries are analogous in how they handle university admissions.”
“When describing graphs in Task 1, you can point out analogous trends between two datasets to make your comparison clearer.”
Band 8 sentence
“When discussing policy solutions in Task 2, it is useful to show how one country’s approach is analogous to another’s to support your argument.”
Collocations
- be analogous to
- draw an analogy between
- analogous situation
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'analog' instead of 'analogous' in formal writing→analogous
translate word-by-word as 'tương đương' for every context→tương tự/tương tự về mặt chức năng
Say it for a higher band
5similar→6comparable→7+analogous
Synonyms
comparable
similar
Easily confused
comparable
“The two species are comparable in size, but their behaviours are not analogous.”
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