| 单词 | phenomenon |
| 释义 | phenomenon (once / 204 pages) n A phenomenon is an extraordinary occurrence or circumstance. In the 1950s, rock-n-roll was considered a new cultural phenomenon, while today we think of crop circles as a mysterious phenomenon. Like many words with Greek roots, phenomenon started out as a science term. Scientists used it (and still do) to describe any event or fact that could be observed, amazing or not. An earthquake, for example, was a phenomenon, because you could see it (and hear it and feel it). Phenomenon is an example of a word having a specific meaning for one group of people that gets changed when used by the general public. WORD FAMILYphenomenon: phenomena, phenomenons USAGE EXAMPLESThese local measures—the product of labor-backed advocacy campaigns such as the “Fight for $15”—are still a relatively new phenomenon. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) It holds meetings and conferences in which voice-hearers discuss their experiences, and it campaigns to increase public awareness of the phenomenon. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Despite his liberal views, Professor Smith argued that science might not totally explain natural phenomena like evolution. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning Hypo|Hyper natural phenomenon all phenomena that are not artificial levitationthe phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means metempsychosis, rebirthafter death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshota phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon chance, fortune, hazard, luckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another fortune, luckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome pulsationa periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity materialisation, materialization, offspringsomething that comes into existence as a result chemical phenomenonany natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) aftereffectany result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, backwash, wakethe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) bandwagon effectthe phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity brisancethe shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effectthe phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproducta secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence changethe result of alteration or modification coattails effect(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party Coriolis effect(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dentan appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) domino effectthe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvestthe consequence of an effort or activity impact, wallopa forceful consequence; a strong effect influencethe effect of one thing (or person) on another knock-on effecta secondary or incidental effect branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowtha natural consequence of development producta consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances placebo effectany effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberationa remote or indirect consequence of some action responsea result fallout, side effectany adverse and unwanted secondary effect geological phenomenona natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth organic phenomenon(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals physical phenomenona natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy bad luck, mischance, mishapan unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate fluke, good fortune, good lucka stroke of luck spillover(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure even chance, toss-up, tossupan unpredictable phenomenon physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states 2n a remarkable development Hyper development a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation |
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