aftershock

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈæftɜɹʃɔk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock"). countable,uncountable
    — It was not a peace that brought joy – it was one that created an oppressive tension like the calm between a major earthquake and the aftershock.
  2. By extension, any result or consequence following a major event. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — The collapse of the financial market sixty days later was the aftershock.
  3. Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event. countable,uncountable
    — Far from being an emotional aftershock following an event that upsets our whole world, horror is what first discloses to us the upsetting possibility that our world as a whole can cease to be.

词形变化

aftershocks plural

词汇关系

反义词
foreshock

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros
Proto-Germanic *after
Old English æfter
Middle English after
English after
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Old English æfter
Old English æfter-
Middle English after-
English after-
English shock
English aftershock
From after- + shock.
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