analogous
英 [ə'næləgəs]
美[ə'næləɡəs]
	    - adj. 类似的;[昆] 同功的;可比拟的
 
英英释意
- 1. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar;
 - "brains and computers are often considered analogous"
 - "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"
 
- 2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin;
 - "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"