phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/pluralphenomenauk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nə/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nə/phenomenonnoun[C](EXISTING THING)
C1
something thatexistsand can beseen,felt,tasted, etc.,especiallysomethingunusualorinteresting:
(尤指不寻常的或有趣的)现象Gravity is anaturalphenomenon.重力是一种自然现象。
Do youbelievein theparanormaland otherpsychicphenomena?你相信超自然及其他通灵现象吗?
There'sevidencetosuggestthatchildabuseis not just arecentphenomenon.有证据表明虐待儿童并不是近来才有的现象。
Synonyms
episode(EVENT)
event
happening
incident
occurrence(HAPPENING)
- paranormalphenomena
- geophysicalandgeologicalphenomena
- Johnson (op. cit.,page53)callsthis phenomenon 'theprincipleofminimaleffort'.
- the El Ninoweatherphenomenon
- Thistrendiscertainlynot a new phenomenon.
Objects - general words
- Americana
- artefact
- blank
- column
- conversation piece
- curio
- entity
- ephemera
- extrusion
- forensics
- gewgaw
- non-abstract
- object
- piece
- shape
- snow globe
- such and such
- tchotchke
- thang
- thing
phenomenonnoun[C](SUCCESS)
someone or something that isextremelysuccessful, often because ofspecialqualitiesorabilities:
非凡的人(或事物);奇才;奇迹The Beatles were a phenomenon - nobody hadheardanything 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。
someone famous
- celebrityThe magazine is all about the lives of celebrities.
- celebWhich celeb recently spent $60,000 on an engagement ring?
- slebUKShe was last spotted interviewing a minor sleb on the red carpet.
- starHer ambition was always to become a movie star.
- superstarRock superstar Elton John grew up working class in England.
- legendHe became a legend in his own lifetime.
Good and excellent things
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced breadidiom
- beatification
- beaut
- beauty
- blinder
- flagship
- grouse
- high-end
- hot shit
- humdinger
- jewel
- jim-dandy
- peach
- pull factor
- queen
- screamer
- the jewel in the crownidiom
- the real deal
- the Rolls-Royce ofsomethingidiom
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Successful (things or people)