n. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
n. the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
n. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
n. the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
n. 分析
[计] 分析机; 分析员; 分析; 分析程序