If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
例句
Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.像這樣的海底建造技術很復雜，與嘗試在水下建橋有些相似。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
相似的,可比擬的
The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.該公司與主要競爭對手的處境極為相似。The national debt is analogous with private debt.國債和私人債務類似。The two situations are roughly analogous.兩種情況大致相似。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
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"