epiphenomenon / ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nən /

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epiphenomenon 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural ep·i·phe·nom·e·na [ep-uh-fuh-nom-uh-nuh], /ˌɛp ə fəˈnɒm ə nə/, ep·i·phe·nom·e·nons.

  1. Pathology. a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease.
  2. any secondary phenomenon.

更多epiphenomenon例句

  1. But some demon prompted me to inquire of my father the meaning of the term “epiphenomenon.”
  2. Consciousness in a mere automaton,” writes Professor Lloyd Morgan, “is a useless and unnecessary epiphenomenon.
  3. The term "epiphenomenon" has been adopted to express the distinctness but entire dependence of the mind.
  4. And more than one modern has called it an epiphenomenon—an absurd term.