phenomenon
US: /fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/
UK: /fɪnˈɒmɪnən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
phenomenon /fi'nɔminən/- danh từ, số nhiều phenomena /fi'nɔminə/
- hiện tượng
- sự việc phi thường, người phi thường; vật phi thường; người kỳ lạ, vật kỳ lạ
Advanced English dictionary
1 a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood: cultural / natural / social phenomena + Terrorism is a phenomenon of the 20th century. + Early retirement is a relatively new phenomenon in Britain.2 (plural phenomenons in AmE) a person or thing that is very successful or impressive
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 event, happening, occurrence, incident, occasion, experience, fact:
Everyone knows the phenomenon of the souring of milk.
2 wonder, curiosity, spectacle, sight, sensation, marvel, rarity, exception, miracle, Slang stunner:
An eight-year-old chess champion is truly a phenomenon, even in Russia.
Collocation
ADJ.
common, universal, widespread | isolated, rare, unique | new, recent | natural | curious, inexplicable, remarkable, strange | complex | observable | cultural, historical, linguistic, mental, physical, political, psychological, social, supernatural, urban
VERB + PHENOMENON
investigate
His job is to investigate supernatural phenomena.
PHENOMENON + VERB
emerge, occur
The phenomenon occurs during early foetal development.
Concise dictionary
phenomena+any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
+a remarkable development
