repercussion
n 反响,影响(re 一再+percussion→一再引起震动→产生的影响,后果)
释义2:
repercussion
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◙ noun1. [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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