phenomenon
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/fəˈnɒmɪnən/
/fəˈnɑːmɪnən/
(plural phenomena
/fəˈnɒmɪnə/
/fəˈnɑːmɪnə/
)- a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood
现象 - cultural/natural phenomena
文化/自然现象 - phenomenon of something the global phenomenon of climate change
全球气候变化现象 - Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
全球化是 21 世纪的现象。 - Early retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in Britain.
提前退休在英国是一个相对较新的现象。 - We were hoping science could somehow explain this strange phenomenon.
我们希望科学能以某种方式解释这种奇怪的现象。
- His job is to investigate supernatural phenomena.
他的工作是探究超自然现象。 - How does one explain this incredible phenomenon?
如何解释这个令人难以置信的现象呢？ - I observed a similar phenomenon in Bolivia.
我在玻利维亚观察到了类似的现象。 - She proved scientifically that such phenomena exist.
她科学地证实了这种现象的存在。 - The phenomenon occurs during early foetal development.
这种现象发生在胎儿发育早期。 - The phenomenon occurs in the early stages of pregnancy.
这种现象出现在怀孕早期。 - The unfolding energy crisis is very much a global phenomenon.
蔓延中的能源危机在很大程度上是一个全球性现象。 - amazing natural phenomena
神奇的自然现象 - the growing phenomenon of air rage
日益严重的空怒现象（乘客在飞行途中的狂暴行为） - The research sets out to explain certain social phenomena in modern urban areas.
这项研究旨在解释现代城市地区的某些社会现象。 - They claimed the depletion of the ozone layer was primarily a natural phenomenon.
他们声称臭氧层的损耗主要是一种自然现象。 - This kind of crime is a phenomenon of the modern age.
这一类犯罪是当代现象。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- universal
- widespread
- …
- investigate
- examine
- observe
- …
- arise
- emerge
- happen
- …
- cultural/natural phenomena
- (plural North American English phenomenons)a person or thing that is very successful or impressive
杰出的人；非凡的人（或事物） - This young pianist is a phenomenon.
这位年轻的钢琴家技艺非凡。 - The movie has become a bona fide cult phenomenon.
这部电影真可谓风靡一时。
Topics Successc2- The Grand National, with bets worth more than £8m, is a racing phenomenon.
赌注超过800万英镑的“大国家”是一种赛车现象。 - Harry Potter was the greatest book publishing phenomenon ever.
《哈利•波特》是图书出版史上最了不起的成功典范。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- universal
- widespread
- …
- investigate
- examine
- observe
- …
- arise
- emerge
- happen
- …
More Like This Easily-confused plural/singular formsEasily-confused plural/singular forms- bacteria/bacterium
- criteria/criterion
- data/datum
- media/medium
- phenomena/phenomenon
- strata/stratum
- This young pianist is a phenomenon.
词源late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon ‘thing appearing to view’, based on phainein ‘to show’.