repercussion
英 [ˌriː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən]
美 [ˌriː.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən]
repercussion 反响,恶果re-,向后,往回,percussion,敲击,碰撞。比喻用法。
- repercussion (n.)
- early 15c., "act of driving back," from Middle French répercussion (14c.) or directly from Latin repercusionem (nominative repercussio), from past participle stem of repercutere "to strike or beat back; shine back, reflect; echo," from re- "back" (see re-) + percutere "to strike or thrust through" (see percussion). Meaning "reverberation, echo" first recorded 1590s; the metaphoric extension is recorded from 1620s.
- 1. After being put out, service has received very good market repercussion.
- 服务推出后收到了非常好的市场反响.
- 2. This is probably the biggest repercussion of the calculation.
- 这大概是计算的最大影响.
- 3. The president's death had unexpected repercussion.
- 总统的逝世引起出乎意料的反响.
- 4. Diagnostician's digit repercussion of percussion.
- 诊断者的数字.
- 5. Consequently through the ages, countries ( with few exceptions ) have been able to act unilaterally without repercussion.
- 之后世世代代, 国家 ( 少数除外 ) 一直能够单方地活动而不受其它影响.