ramification

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/    美 /ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/|[ˌɹɛəməfəˈkeɪʃən]|/ɹæməfɪˈkæɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc. also,countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — The character of trees may be studied to advantage […] in winter, when the forms of the ramification can be seen in the naked boughs […]
  2. An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation. countable,figuratively,in-plural,often,uncountable
    — The treachery of some of the Jacobite agents (Rashleigh among the rest), and the arrest of others, had made George the First's Government acquainted with the extensive ramifications of a conspiracy long prepared, and which at last exploded prematurely […]
  3. An arrangement of branches. countable,uncountable

词形变化

ramifications plural

词汇关系

衍生词
deramification interramification ramificational
相关词
ramify

词源

From Middle French ramification, or its source, Medieval Latin rāmificātiō. By surface analysis, ramify + -ication.
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