aftermath
noun /ˈɑːftəmæθ/, /ˈɑːftəmɑːθ/
/ˈæftərmæθ/
[usually singular]- the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc.
（战争、事故、不快事情的）后果，创伤 - in the aftermath of something A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.
战后进行了大量的重建工作。 - the assassination of the prime minister and its immediate aftermath
暗杀首相及其直接后果 - How does a country cope with the aftermath of war?
一个国家如何处理战后问题？ - The president visited the region in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
灾难刚一发生，总统就视察了那个地区。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- immediate
- cope with
- deal with
- in the aftermath of
词源late 15th cent. (in the farming sense of new grass growing after mowing): from the adjective after + dialect math ‘mowing’, of Germanic origin; related to German Mahd. - in the aftermath of something A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war.