phenomenon
/fɪˈnɒmɪnən/noun
(pl.phenomena)
1
- a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question现象：
glaciers are unique and interesting natural phenomena.
冰川是独特而有趣的自然现象。
1.1
- a remarkable person, thing, or event奇才, 杰出人才; 奇观, 奇迹。
2
- Philosophy the object of a person's perception; what the senses or the mind notice【哲】现象。
USAGE
The word phenomenon comes from Greek, and its plural form is phenomena, as in these phenomena are not fully understood. It is a mistake to treat phenomena as if it were a singular form, as in this is a strange phenomena.
词源
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon 'thing appearing to view', based on phainein 'to show'.