an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
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The analogies between the behavior of light and matter have been striking. 光和物质的行为之间的相似性是十分显著的。
Nevertheless, when these analogies are in harmony with a particular accidental determination, they confirm the latter. 然而,当这些相似性与某一特殊非主要决定因素一致时,往往会表现出后者。