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单词 aftermath
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
af•ter•math /ˈæftɚˌmæθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. something that follows from an event:in the aftermath of the war.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
af•ter•math  (af′tər math′, äf′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something that results or follows from an event, esp. one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature;
    consequence:the aftermath of war; the aftermath of the flood.
  2. a new growth of grass following one or more mowings, which may be grazed, mowed, or plowed under.
  • 1515–25; after + math a mowing, Old English mǣth; cognate with Old High German mād (German Mahd); akin to mow1
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged outcome, result, upshot.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aftermath /ˈɑːftəˌmɑːθ -ˌmæθ/ n
  1. signs or results of an event or occurrence considered collectively, esp of a catastrophe or disaster: the aftermath of war
  2. a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already yielded one crop earlier in the same year
Etymology: 16th Century: after + math a mowing, from Old English mæth
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