每日一词.repercussion
- 挪威海的醉鲨
- 2022-06-17 13:06:46
repercussion 英 /riːpə'kʌʃn/ 美 /riːpər'kʌʃn/
[noun] An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one
[名词](尤指不受欢迎的)后果;影响
【经济学人例句】
Past presidents remained wary of hurting American consumers, and mindful of international repercussions.
往届总统对于伤害美国消费者的措施总是很警觉的,也会顾忌国际影响。
In 1931 Baron Kahn, a British economist, published a paper espousing an alternative theory: that public spending would yield both the primary boost from the direct spending, but also“beneficial repercussions”.
1931 年,英国经济学家卡恩男爵发表了一篇支持某种替代理论的论文:公共开支除了会产生来自直接开支的主要推动之外,还会带来“受益反应”。
【真题例句】
Although she isn’t aware of it, this fantasy is helping her take her first steps towards her capacity for creativity and so it will have important repercussions in her adult life.(剑桥雅思14)
虽然她还没注意到,这个幻想正在打开她创造力的大门,对她长大后会有深刻的影响。
词说
Repercussion一词来自拉丁语percutere(打击),由前缀re-(向后、返回)和percussion(敲击)构成,比喻义指某种间接对他人或周围事物造成不良反响、反应或影响。用法上常搭配 have ~s for / on sth表示对…产生了影响。注意使用时常用复数形式。

《三个女孩》
there'll be repercussions for all of us.
我们都会遭到波及