aftermath

• n. 后果；余波

after,在后。-math,割草，拟声词，同mow。原指割的第二遍草，即质量比较差的草，引申比喻义后果，余波。

1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event);

"the aftermath of war"

"in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"

2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual;

"that result is of no consequence"

aftermath

aftermath: [16] Originally, and literally, an aftermath was a second crop of grass or similar grazing vegetation, grown after an earlier crop in the same season had been harvested. Already by the mid 17th century it had taken on the figurative connotations of ‘resulting condition’ which are today its only living sense. The -math element comes from Old English mǣth ‘mowing’, a noun descended from the Germanic base *mǣ, source of English mow.
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aftermath (n.)

1520s, originally a second crop of grass grown after the first had been harvested, from after + -math, a dialectal word, from Old English mæð "a mowing, cutting of grass" (see math (n.2)). Figurative sense by 1650s. Compare French regain "aftermath," from re- + Old French gain, gaain "grass which grows in meadows that have been mown," from Frankish or some other Germanic source similar to Old High German weida "grass, pasture"

From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of Amer

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A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.

战后进行了大量的重建工作。

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the assassination of the Prime Minister and its immediate aftermath

暗杀首相及其直接后果

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During the Soviet era and its immediate aftermath, the region was officially known as 'Middle Asia and Kazakhstan'.

在苏联时代和紧随其后的一段时期，该地区的官方名称为“中亚和哈萨克斯坦”。

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In the aftermath of the coup, the troops opened fire on the demonstrators...

政变结果是军队向游行示威者开火了。

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Arab Americans: the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.

美国的阿拉伯人: 在遭受恐怖袭击的美国之后.

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Those who taste instant success usually falter quickly in the aftermath of their luck.

那些品尝到快速成功滋味的人通常在他们的幸运过后迅速畏缩.

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We were thus much surprised by the war's aftermath.

因此,我们对战争留下的余波感到大吃一惊.

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The aftermath of war brought a financial boom.

战争带来了财政经济的兴旺发展.

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If the act of leaving would be hard, the aftermath might be even harder.

如果说退出欧元区本身就困难重重, 其影响可能会更严重.

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These suspend the Chinese chess aftermath at the roadside to velvet may not believe?

那些在路边摆象棋残局的赢钱的可以相信不?

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In the immediate aftermath, the United States showed signs of what makes it great.

直接的后果是美国表现出了是什么让它拥有伟大气质的原因.

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As surprising as the onset of the Asian crisis has been its aftermath.

与它的爆发一样,此次亚洲金融危机的结果也非常出人意料.

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Even in the arithmatics in aftermath of the Kimberly Process, diamonds still are founded exploitative labor.

“尽管“金伯利进程”的余波已经过去, 钻石工业仍然是建立在廉价劳动力的基础上的. ”

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There is also a string of outstanding questions about the conduct and aftermath of the war.

对于这场战争的行为及后果还有许多悬疑,比如:为什么一些参战的英国部队似乎没有齐全的装备?

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Today we meet in the aftermath of the Falklands Battle.

今天,我们在福克兰之战后相聚.

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The forthcoming election and its aftermath were to bring opportunities and excitements beyond all expectation.

即将到来的普选和普选的结果将带来出乎人们意料的种种机会和刺激.

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In the aftermath of the hurricane, many people's homes were destroyed.

飓风的后果是许多人的房屋被毁.

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As such, it would be wrong to read too much into the aftermath of the visit.

这样看来, 过度解读奥巴马访华的后果将是错误的.

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Now governments are struggling to cope with the aftermath.

现在各国政府正努力应对危机后果.

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We saw the aftermath, not the crime.

我们只看到了后果, 没看到犯罪过程.

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That remains the greatest worry in the aftermath of an otherwise spectacular Olympics.

在盛大的奥运会举办过后,这仍将是最大的烦恼.

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But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, all that could change.

但在金融危机之后, 所有的一切都可能会发生改变.

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Thousands of people were homeless in the aftermath of the earthquake.

地震之后,数以千计的人们无家可归.

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In the aftermath of the acquisition performance improved as did SDB's share price.

由于深圳银行的股票价格的提高,TPG的行动得到了较好的结果.

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This old gentleman is to deal with the aftermath of the traffic accident.

这位老先生负责处理这次车祸的善后工作.

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In the immediate aftermath of Friday's Final Draw, diplomacy reigned in Cape Town.

在开普敦外部媒体记录了在星期五的最后抽签仪式后各国的第一反映.

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Need to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake too much!

地震后需要处理的后遗症太多太多!

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So far, almost 60 aid organizations from 13 countries were assisting aftermath of the quake.

迄今, 已有来自13个国家的近60支急救队伍在帮助进行震后救援.

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Such attacks are generally the aftermath a class I attack, and forebode class 3 attacks.

这类攻击通常在第一类攻击之后, 也是第三类攻击的预兆.

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A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.

战后进行了大量的重建工作。

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