epiphenomenally

英[ˌepɪfɪ'nɒmɪnən] 美[ˌepɪfɪ'nɒmɪnən]
  • n.附带现象
  • comes [天]伴星;[动]伴引血管
  • epiphany n.顿悟;(神灵)显现Ephiphanyn:[宗]主显节.
  • morning n.早晨;上午;开端
Noun:
  1. a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon

    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。