aftermath

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ/|/ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/|/ˈæf.təˌmæθ/    美 /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
    — In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.
  2. A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season. obsolete
    — They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay.

词形变化

aftermaths plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros
Proto-Germanic *after
Old English æfter
Middle English after
English after
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Old English æfter
Old English æfter-
Middle English after-
English after-
English math
English aftermath
From after- + math (“a mowing”).
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