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analogues

/ˈænəlɔːɡz/ /ˈænəlɑːɡz/

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noun

类似物，类似品。

Something that bears an analogy to something else

Examples :

""Modern smartphones, with their ability to access information and connect people globally, are close analogues to the science fiction communicators of the past." "

现代智能手机能够获取信息并将世界各地的人们连接起来，它们与过去科幻小说中的通讯器非常相似，是它们的类似物。

theory science philosophy

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noun

类似物, 对应物

An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin

Examples :

""While bird wings and insect wings both allow for flight, they are considered analogues because they developed independently and don't share a recent common ancestor in their evolutionary history." "

虽然鸟类的翅膀和昆虫的翅膀都能飞行，但它们被认为是功能相似的对应物/类似结构，因为它们是独立进化而来，在进化史上并没有共同的近期祖先。

biology anatomy organism organ science physiology

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noun

类似物，类似物，同系物

A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

Examples :

"Many cough medicines work because they contain analogues of natural compounds that soothe the throat. "

许多止咳药之所以有效，是因为它们含有天然化合物的类似物，这些类似物能够舒缓喉咙。

chemistry biochemistry compound structure