Pronunciation Challenge What is deja vu? | BBC Ideas

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Deja vu!

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People were more likely to report deja vu when they encountered environments that had a similar layout to previous, forgotten scenes, suggesting it's a memory phenomenon.
當人們看到之前遇過但暫時忘記的熟悉場景,發生「既視感」的機率越大,這代表了這是一種記憶現象。

Key Vocabulary

1. deja vu

deja vu

[deɪʒɑ ˈvu] (n.)

2. encounter

encounter

[ɪnˈkaʊntər] (v./n.)

3. environment

environment

[ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt] (n.)

4. scene

scene

[sin ] (n.)

5. phenomenon

phenomenon

[fəˈnɑmənɑn] (n.)

phenomenal

[fəˈnɑmənəl] (adj.)