parallelism

名词 parallelism:

1. similarity by virtue of corresponding
   同义词：correspondence

1. A literary contrivance, such as parallelism or personification, used to achieve a particular effect.
   拟人文学上的一种修辞方法，如比拟或似人法，用以达到某种特别的效果
2. Don't exaggerate the parallelism between the two cases.
   不要夸大那两件事的相似性。

par.al.lel.ism

n.（名词）
The quality or condition of being parallel; a parallel relationship.
平行性：处于平行的性质或状态；平行关系
Likeness, correspondence, or similarity in aspect, course, or tendency.
类似，一致：在观点、路线或趋势上的一致、对应或相似
Grammar The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses.
【语法】 平行关系，平行结构的运用：在相应的句子中运用相同的或可替换的句法结构
Philosophy The doctrine that to every mental change there corresponds a concomitant but causally unconnected physical alteration.
【哲学】 并行论：一种认为每一个精神变化都有一个随之而来但并非与之直接联系的生理变化的学说