supervene

pronunciation

UK [ˌsu:pəˈvi:n]word uk audio image

US [ˌsupərˈvin] word us audio image

  • v.
    接着发生,被附加

Word Origin

supervene 意外发生,并发

super-,在上,上方,额外,-ven,来到,词源同 advent,venue.引申词义意味发生,并发。

Example

1. The high-level properties ( dogness ) supervene the low-level properties ( pixels ) .
高级别的属性(狗)是附着在低级别的属性(像素)之上的。
2. The products of the mind supervene the mechanisms of the brain . The humanities can be informed by the cognitive sciences even as they supervene them .
心灵的产品依附于大脑机制,即使寄生于后者,人文科学仍然可以通过认知科学被了解。

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