pa.ta.phys.ics

pataphysics的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˌpɑ:təˈfiziks]
KK音标发音： [ˌpɑtəˈfɪzɪks]

pataphysics的词性：
n.(used with a sing. verb)（名词）（与单数动词连用）

1. The French absurdist concept of a philosophy or science dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics, intended as a parody of the methods and theories of modern science and often expressed in nonsensical language.
超然科学：法国怪诞学派关于一种哲学或科学概念，致力于研究超然于形而上学的存在物，倾向于模仿现代的科学方法和理论，常用毫无意义的语言来表达思想

pataphysics的词源：

2. French pataphysique
法语 pataphysique

3. alteration of Greek ta epi ta metaphusika [things after the metaphysics]
希腊语 ta epi ta metaphusika的变化 [形而上学后的事物]

4. epi [after] * see epi-
epi [在…之后] *参见 epi-

5. metaphusika [metaphysics] * see metaphysics
metaphusika [形而上学] *参见 metaphysics