<p>Besides meaning 'a phenomenon', a more literal understanding of 現象 is 'the appearance of things'*. By character, 現 means 'to appear; to reveal'; 象 means 'resemblance; appearance'. May think of that as 表現之象.</p>
<p>This sentence may mean something like this:</p>
<p>'From the way the software runs, it <em>appears</em> that this problem does not affect the normal functioning of the software.'</p>
<p>In this context, 現象 is akin to 表徵, 表面.</p>
<p>行為 as a substitute of 現象 is grammatically plausible. But their meanings differ slightly; while 行為 is a neutral phrasing, 現象 seems to be a more conservative way of assessing the effect of the problem on the software - the speaker's judgement is only based on how the software <em>appears</em> to them, not necessarily how the software actually <em>is</em> under the influence of the problem.</p>
<p>* Reference: 譯典通英漢雙向字典</p>

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IMHO, very broadly, 現象 applies more towards non-human, inanimate objects' appearances, phenomena, and 行為 for the "impression" one gets from human behavior and actions.
Wayne Cheah
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2021-03-10T04:44:52.780Z
That is indeed true.
L Parker
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Of course one can treat the software as if it were animate; that works as well.
L Parker
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Quote:- "...one can treat the software as if it were animate...." That's interesting because in a cartoon where human figures / characters are depicted, (these human characters are clearly not "alive"), one would actually describe their behavior as 行為?
Wayne Cheah
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Precisely. In this context, I see the software as almost AI-like, if 行為 is used.
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L Parker
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<p>从（软件运行的）<strong>现象</strong>上来看，这个问题不影响软件的正常使用。</p>
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<p>According to the dictionary, 现象 is phenomenon. I think it should be behavior, but behavior means 行为.</p>

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我觉得这里的现象是直观感受 intuitive feeling.
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What's the difference between 行为 and 现象?
# What's the difference between 行为 and 现象?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-10)

> 从（软件运行的）**现象**上来看，这个问题不影响软件的正常使用。

According to the dictionary, 现象 is phenomenon. I think it should be behavior, but behavior means 行为.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 我觉得这里的现象是直观感受 intuitive feeling.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-03-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Besides meaning 'a phenomenon', a more literal understanding of 現象 is 'the appearance of things'\*. By character, 現 means 'to appear; to reveal'; 象 means 'resemblance; appearance'. May think of that as 表現之象.

This sentence may mean something like this:

'From the way the software runs, it *appears* that this problem does not affect the normal functioning of the software.'

In this context, 現象 is akin to 表徵, 表面.

行為 as a substitute of 現象 is grammatically plausible. But their meanings differ slightly; while 行為 is a neutral phrasing, 現象 seems to be a more conservative way of assessing the effect of the problem on the software - the speaker's judgement is only based on how the software *appears* to them, not necessarily how the software actually *is* under the influence of the problem.

\* Reference: 譯典通英漢雙向字典

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: IMHO, very broadly, 現象 applies more towards non-human, inanimate objects' appearances, phenomena, and 行為 for the "impression" one gets from human behavior and actions.  
> **username_2**: That is indeed true.  
> **username_2**: Of course one can treat the software as if it were animate; that works as well.  
> **username_3**: Quote:- "...one can treat the software as if it were animate...." That's interesting because in a cartoon where human figures / characters are depicted, (these human characters are clearly not "alive"), one would actually describe their behavior as 行為?  
> **username_2**: Precisely. In this context, I see the software as almost AI-like, if 行為 is used.  

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