epiphenomenon

英 [ˌepɪfɪ'nɒmɪnən] 美 [ˌepɪfɪ'nɒmɪnən]

• n. 附带现象

英英释义

Noun:

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。
2. 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。