单词 | aftermath |
释义 | aftermath /af"teuhr math', ahf"-/, 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, OE maeth; c. OHG mad (G Mahd); akin to MOW1] Syn. 1. outcome, result, upshot. |
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