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byproduct

UK //ˈbaɪˌprɒd.ʌkt//US //ˈbaɪˌprɑː.dʌkt//

词源

由前缀 'by-'(表示次要或附属)和 'product'(产品)组成,最早记录于19世纪中期。

noun

❶ 指在生产或加工过程中意外或附带产生的次要产品,通常不是主要目标产物,但可能有其他用途或价值。

“Molasses is a byproduct of sugar refining.”

(糖蜜是制糖过程中的副产品。)

“The factory sells the sawdust as a byproduct of lumber production.”

(这家工厂将锯末作为木材生产的副产品出售。)

❶ 引申为某行动或过程的附带结果或影响,可能是意外或非预期的。

“Increased traffic congestion is an unfortunate byproduct of urban development.”

(交通拥堵加剧是城市发展的一个不幸的附带结果。)

“The byproduct of their research was the discovery of a new medical application.”

(他们研究的附带成果是发现了一种新的医学应用。)

同义词:secondary product, spin-off, derivative, offshoot, consequence

常见短语

as a byproduct — 表示某事物是作为另一个过程的附带结果而产生的。

“The new alloy was developed as a byproduct of military research.”

(这种新合金是作为军事研究的副产品而开发出来的。)

unintended byproduct — 指并非有意产生或预期的附带结果,通常带有意外或偶然的含义。

“The improved team morale was an unintended byproduct of the new office layout.”

(团队士气提高是新办公室布局带来的意外收获。)