phenomenon
noun [ C ] uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/ phenomena uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nə/ us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nə/
(EXISTING THING)
C1 (尤指不寻常的或有趣的)现象
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting
Gravity is a natural phenomenon. 重力是一种自然现象。
Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena? 你相信超自然及其他通灵现象吗?
There's evidence to suggest that child abuse is not just a recent phenomenon. 有证据表明虐待儿童并不是近来才有的现象。
Synonyms: episode (EVENT)eventhappening incident occurrence (HAPPENING)
- More examples
- paranormal phenomena
- geophysical and geological phenomena
- Johnson (op. cit., page 53) calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort'.
- the El Nino weather phenomenon
- This trend is certainly not a new phenomenon.
(SUCCESS)
非凡的人(或事物);奇才;奇迹
someone or something that is extremely successful, often because of special qualities or abilities
The Beatles were a phenomenon - nobody had heard anything like them before. 甲壳虫乐队真是个奇迹,在此之前人们从未听说过像他们那样杰出的乐队。