形容詞 analogous:

1. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
   同義詞：correspondent
2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

1. An analogous unit or division of classical Greek or Latin prose.
   詩文的劃分古希臘或拉丁散文中類似的分段
2. Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.
   相關的在性質、特征或功能上有關或類似的

a.nal.o.gous

adj.Abbr. anal.（形容詞）縮寫 anal.
Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
類似的，模擬的
Biology Similar in function but not in structure and evolutionary origin.
【生物學】 同功的：結構和演化來源不同但功能相似的

來源：
From Latin analogus
源自 拉丁語 analogus
from Greek analogos [proportionate]
源自 希臘語 analogos [成比例的]
ana- [according to] * see ana-
ana- [根據(jù)] *參見 ana-
logos [proportion] * see leg-
logos [比例] *參見 leg-

【引伸】
anal.ogously
adv.（副詞）
anal.ogousness
n.（名詞）