| 单词 | aftermath |
| 释义 | aftermath (once / 2313 pages) n The aftermath of a car crash might include a broken fender, a sprained rib, and a lecture from a police officer. The consequences of an unpleasant event make up its aftermath. The math in aftermath does not refer to adding or subtracting numbers, rather it is related to a Germanic word for mowing, or harvest. If you have been mowed down by a class of excited first graders, the aftermath might be a bruised knee, a headache from all of the squealing, and red face from embarrassment. WORD FAMILYaftermath: aftermaths USAGE EXAMPLESCarandiru was Latin America’s largest jail before it was demolished in the aftermath of that uprising. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Aftermath: Population Zero imagines that overnight humanity vanishes from the planet. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) And while an onslaught of publications ably assessed the aftermath of the presidential election, the most surprising was Teen Vogue. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) the aftermath of war Syn|Hyper backwash, wake consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2n the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual Syn|Hypo|Hyper consequence corollary a practical consequence that follows naturally comeupance, comeuppance, desertsan outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved fruitthe consequence of some effort or action sequellaa secondary consequence traina series of consequences wrought by an event payoff, reward, wagesa recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination something that results |
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