byproduct
byproduct — 名詞
1. something extra that is made when a main product is manufactured, processed, or
副產品
主產品之外順帶產生的東西
something extra that is made when a main product is manufactured, processed, or grown
The factory sells the fruit peel as a byproduct for animal feed.
工廠把果皮這項副產品拿去賣作動物飼料。
byproduct used after production
Steam from the paper mill became a byproduct used to heat nearby homes.
造紙廠產生的蒸氣成了可用來替附近住家供熱的副產品。
Yumi turned the cheese whey byproduct into soup for the staff lunch.
Yumi 把起司乳清這種副產品拿來煮員工午餐的湯。
The lab tracks each byproduct before shipping the main medicine overseas.
實驗室在把主要藥品運往海外前，會先追蹤每一項副產品。
- co-product
technical term for something produced alongside another product
- residue
only when the extra material is leftover matter rather than a broadly useful extra product
文法句型
a byproduct of + process
use a byproduct for + purpose
用法筆記
This sense usually names a physical substance or item made alongside the main product, especially in industry, farming, or science. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is about an outcome rather than a material thing.
2. an additional result that comes from an activity or change, often without being
附帶結果
主事之外另外出現的效果
an additional result that comes from an activity or change, often without being planned
Better teamwork was a byproduct of the long weeks spent rehearsing together.
更好的合作默契，是一起排練好幾週產生的附帶結果。
a byproduct of + activity
One welcome byproduct of the bike program was cleaner air downtown.
單車計畫帶來的一個可喜附帶結果，是市中心空氣變乾淨了。
Skipped breakfasts were a byproduct of her late-night study habit.
不吃早餐，是她熬夜讀書習慣造成的附帶結果。
A small byproduct of the app update was fewer calls to support.
這次 App 更新帶來的一個小小附帶結果，是打給客服的電話變少了。
- side effect
often suggests an unintended result, especially a harmful one
- spin-off
often suggests a useful new development that grows out of something else
文法句型
a byproduct of + activity
a byproduct of + change
用法筆記
Use this sense for an effect, benefit, or problem that appears because of something else. Distinguish it from sense 1, which refers to a tangible material or manufactured item.