byproduct
A secondary or incidental result that occurs during the process of producing or doing something else. It can refer to physical substances created during manufacturing or abstract consequences arising from an action or situation.
예시
3 / 5Cleaning the entire kitchen was a productive byproduct of my search for the missing car keys.
I ended up cleaning the kitchen as a secondary result of looking for my keys.
The report suggests that increased social trust is a welcome byproduct of the community's new volunteer initiative.
The report indicates that higher social trust is a positive secondary effect of the new volunteer program.
I guess getting a tan was just a byproduct of working outside all afternoon.
Getting sun-tanned was just an incidental result of working outdoors all day.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of a 'by-road.' It is not the main highway (the product), but a smaller road that branches off to the side (the byproduct).
빠른 퀴즈
The sharp increase in literacy rates was a direct ______ of the government's investment in public libraries.
정답!
정답은: byproduct
예시
Cleaning the entire kitchen was a productive byproduct of my search for the missing car keys.
everydayI ended up cleaning the kitchen as a secondary result of looking for my keys.
The report suggests that increased social trust is a welcome byproduct of the community's new volunteer initiative.
formalThe report indicates that higher social trust is a positive secondary effect of the new volunteer program.
I guess getting a tan was just a byproduct of working outside all afternoon.
informalGetting sun-tanned was just an incidental result of working outdoors all day.
Sulfur dioxide is a common byproduct of coal combustion in industrial power plants.
academicSulfur dioxide is a frequent secondary substance produced when coal is burned in factories.
The improved team morale was an unexpected byproduct of the rigorous restructuring process.
businessBetter team spirit was an unforeseen secondary result of the intense company reorganization.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
happy byproduct
A positive but unplanned secondary result.
merely a byproduct
Used to emphasize that something is secondary and not the main focus.
byproduct of the times
A result of the specific historical or social circumstances.
자주 혼동되는 단어
Waste is specifically useless or discarded material, whereas a byproduct may be useful or have value.
Side effect is most commonly used in medical contexts, while byproduct is used for manufacturing or abstract logical results.
사용 참고사항
Use 'byproduct' when you want to highlight that something was not the primary goal of an action. It is frequently used in environmental science and chemistry, but is equally common in social sciences to describe unintended societal changes.
자주 하는 실수
Learners sometimes use 'byproduct' as two separate words ('by product'), but it is standardly written as one word or occasionally hyphenated ('by-product'). Avoid using it to describe the main goal of a project.
암기 팁
Think of a 'by-road.' It is not the main highway (the product), but a smaller road that branches off to the side (the byproduct).
어원
Originates from the prefix 'by-' (meaning secondary or incidental) and the noun 'product' (something produced).
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
In modern ecological discourse, 'byproduct' is often associated with industrial pollution and the circular economy, where one industry's byproduct becomes another's raw material.
빠른 퀴즈
The sharp increase in literacy rates was a direct ______ of the government's investment in public libraries.
정답!
정답은: byproduct
관련 어휘
관련 단어
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