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Mar 22, 2015 · Mar 22, 2015. #3. One meaning of phenomenon is "any remarkable occurrence or person" (WR dictionary) or "someone or something that is very impressive or surprising " (Macmillan dictionary). So when something becomes popular, it could be described as a phenomenon. This increasing level of societal interest is an example of a trend.
May 7, 2024 · Senior Member. Persian. May 7, 2024. #1. Two factors must be introduced in order to understand the cashew phenomenon: temptation and mindlessness. Human beings have been aware of the concept of temptation at least since the time of Adam and Eve, but for purposes of understanding the value of nudges, that concept needs elaboration.
Aug 28, 2009 · Two points, Jinmin: 1. The sentences have different emphases. There could be... is suggesting possible reasons. This phenomenon is caused by... is explaining the actual reasons. You need to decide which you wish to say. 2. Reasons don't cause phenomena. You'd be better saying the phenomenon is caused by the following factors or the reasons for ...
”phenonmenon “为拼写错误单词，正确的应为phenomenon，与phenomena的主要区别如下： 一、表达意思不同. 1、phenomenon：n. 现象；奇迹；杰出的人才. 2、phenomena：n. 现象（phenomenon 的复数 ） 二、形式不同. phenomenon为单数形式，phenomena为phenomenon 的复数形式。 扩展资料：
Feb 20, 2014 · Chinese. Feb 20, 2014. #3. Cagey said: Actually, we talk about 'mouth watering' when we are describing something so good that we want to eat it immediately. I think you need different words to describe your reaction to a lemon. Usually we talk about our mouths 'puckering' when we taste something sour, but puckering is almost the opposite reaction.
Nov 26, 2016 · The 1956 magazine article lamented this glut, and the fact that the article appeared in 1956 shows that these kind of derivative films (= remakes or sequels) are not a 21st-century phenomenon (because 1956 was in the 20th century). So the article showed that the (21st-century phenomenon) claim was not true (= belied it).
Dec 10, 2012 · Dec 10, 2012. #3. Like Suzi, I only say northern accent. I think your quotation from The Phenomenon of Obama has accent modified by Great White North (which appears to be a set phrase), so it doesn't really use north accent. If I read northerly accent, I might imagine that the writer was being playful or creative - an accent from the general ...
Aug 10, 2009 · English-Ireland (top end) Aug 10, 2009. #3. A harbinger carries an early indication or warning of something that is going to happen. An omen is an indication that something might happen. So what's the difference? The connection between a harbinger and what's to happen is very much stronger than for an omen.
Jan 20, 2013 · The following sentence is "Arguments by enumeration depend on providing a large number of instances of a certain phenomenon which are given as support for a certain conclusion." I looked up enumeration and found the definition as "the act of enumerating or of being enumerated". Next, I looked up enumerate and found the definition as "to mention ...
Dec 30, 2009 · Banned. Dear friends!!! The expression "as a result of" is a fixed used to mean that something happened after something else and one thing was the reason of the other (or one thing was the consequence of the other - this is the same). But there is also a phrase "as the result of something". A sample sentence: "He became wiser as the result of ...
