concomitant

/kənˈkɒm.ɪ.tənt/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈkɑː.mə.t̬ənt/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈkä-mə-tənt kän-/ (ame, mw) · /kənˈkɒmɪtənt/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈkɑːmɪtənt/ (ame, ipa)

concomitant — 名詞

  • concomitantsingular
  • concomitantsplural

1. a fact, condition, or event that appears together with another one and is closel

1.名詞C2
釋義

伴隨現象

與另一事同現且相關的情況

a fact, condition, or event that appears together with another one and is closely tied to it

例句

A dry cough is a common concomitant of this winter virus.

乾咳是這次冬季病毒常見的伴隨現象。

a concomitant of + illness or event

For many families, extra stress is a concomitant of moving house.

對許多家庭來說,額外壓力是搬家時的伴隨現象。

同義詞
  • accompaniment

    often broader and can describe something that simply goes along with another thing

  • by-product

    usually stresses a result produced by a process rather than any linked accompanying fact

  • side effect

    more common and often used for an unwanted result, especially in medicine

反義詞
  • cause

    the thing producing the result rather than the linked result itself

  • main event

    the primary occurrence rather than something accompanying it

文法句型

a concomitant of + noun

X is a concomitant of Y

用法筆記

Used mainly in formal writing about medicine, economics, and social change. It usually names something that comes along with another development, not a random coincidence.

常見錯誤

Rain was a concomitant in the meeting.
Rain was a concomitant of the travel delays.
💡The noun usually links one fact to another with 'of'.

concomitant — 形容詞