repercussion

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/    美 /ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/|/ˌɹɛp.ɚˈkʌʃ.ən/|/ˌɹiː.pəˈkɐʃ.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A consequence or ensuing result of some action. countable,uncountable
    — You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.
  2. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation. countable,uncountable
    — the repercussion of sound
  3. Rapid reiteration of the same sound. countable,uncountable
  4. The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent. countable,uncountable
  5. In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the foetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger. countable,historical,uncountable

词形变化

repercussions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
repercussionless

词源

From Middle French répercussion, from Latin repercussio (“rebounding; repercussion”), from repercutio (“cause to rebound, reflect, strike against”), from re- + percutio (“beat, strike”), from per- (“thoroughly”) + quatio (“shake”).
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