epiphenomenon

epiphenomenon读音音标

英 [ˌepɪfɪ\'nɒmɪnən]

美 [ˌepɪfɪ\'nɒmɪnən]

epiphenomenon意思解释

n.

附带现象，偶发症状；

变形

复数：epiphenomenona

英英释义

n.

a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon

双语例句

用作名词(n.)We can hardly understand why the epiphenomenon is consciousness.我们无法理解这种解附带现象为什么是意识。So, according to theory, ageing could only evolve as a side-effect, or epiphenomenon of selection.因此，根据进化理论，老化只能作为一个副作用不断演化，或是天择的附带现象。