repercussion

repercussion
noun
  1. (一般作 repercussions)an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one
    (尤指不受欢迎的)后果;影响
    the move would have grave repercussions for the entire region.
    这一举措会给整个地区带来严重的后果。
  2. (archaic)the recoil of something after impact
    (古)弹回,反冲
  3. (archaic)an echo or reverberation
    (古)回响,回声
派生
repercussive
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a medical term meaning 'repressing of infection'): from Old French, or from Latin repercussio(n-), from repercutere 'cause to rebound, push back', from re- 'back, again' + percutere 'to strike'. The early sense 'driving back, rebounding' (mid 16th cent.) gave rise later to 'blow given in return', hence sense 1 (early 20th cent.)
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