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parallelism

/ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/

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平行, 相似性

The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.

Examples :

"The clear parallelism between the twins' personalities was striking; they both loved to read, enjoyed similar activities, and even dressed alike. "

这对双胞胎的性格之间有着显著的相似性，非常引人注目；她们都喜欢读书，热衷于类似的活动，甚至连穿着都一样。

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相似，类似，对应。

The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.

Examples :

"The parallelism between the two sisters' lives was striking; both became doctors and moved to different countries to practice medicine. "

这对姐妹的人生展现出惊人的相似之处；她们都成为了医生，并且都搬到不同的国家行医。

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平行, 对仗。

A parallel position; the relation of parallels.

Examples :

"The architect emphasized the parallelism of the building's two wings, creating a sense of balance and harmony. "

建筑师强调了建筑两翼的平行对称，从而营造出一种平衡与和谐感。

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排比, 平行结构

(grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed out the parallelism in my essay, noting how I repeated similar sentence structures to emphasize the importance of studying hard and practicing regularly. "

老师指出了我文章中的排比手法，并指出我是如何通过重复相似的句子结构来强调努力学习和定期练习的重要性。

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心理物理平行论，平行论

The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.

Examples :

"The philosophical idea of parallelism suggests that when you feel happy after receiving good news, your mental feeling of happiness and the physical changes in your brain happen together, but one doesn't cause the other. "

哲学上的平行论认为，当你听到好消息感到快乐时，你心理上的快乐感受和你大脑中的生理变化是同时发生的，但它们之间互不影响，一个并不导致另一个。

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协同行为，平行行为

In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.

Examples :

"The sudden parallelism in gas station prices across town made some suspect that the stations were raising prices together without a real agreement. "

城镇各加油站油价突然出现的协同一致上涨，让一些人怀疑这些加油站是在没有真正协议的情况下合谋涨价。

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趋同进化，平行演化

Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.

Examples :

"The similar body shapes of sharks and dolphins, though they evolved from different ancestors, are a striking example of evolutionary parallelism. "

鲨鱼和海豚虽然起源于不同的祖先，但它们相似的体型是趋同进化（平行演化）的一个显著例子。

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并行性，平行性

The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.

Examples :

"The computer's speed increased significantly after they introduced parallelism, allowing it to run multiple programs at once. "

引入并行性后，电脑速度显著提升，现在可以同时运行多个程序了。

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