ramification
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ram·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable usually plural] formal RESULTan additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it 衍生后果，派生影响 → implications, implication an agreement which was to have significant ramifications for British politics 后来对英国政治产生重大影响的一个协议ramification of the practical ramifications of taking on a new job 从事新工作产生的实际影响legal/political/economic etc ramifications the environmental ramifications of the road-building program 筑路工程对环境的影响
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ramification• Given the serious clinical ramifications, most attention has been justifiably directed at determining whether antihypertensive treatments are carcinogenic.• Meanwhile, the huge snowstorm that hit the East Coast Sunday is having credit ramifications for many municipalities.• The full ramifications are well beyond the scope of this chapter.• This ongoing evolution of the Internet has ramifications for the types of commercial activities it can offer.• He reminds us that safety lapses can have ramifications beyond ourselves.• As yet nobody knows what its ramifications will be, though it is clear they will be enormous.• The political ramifications of resourcing and decision-making likewise can not be ignored.• The McVeigh case must be regarded as a watershed, both in terms of its specific ramifications and its general implications.• At the time, I was not aware of the ramifications of my actions.have ... ramifications• He reminds us that safety lapses can have ramifications beyond ourselves.• The decision is likely to have ramifications in the chains v independents war that stretch beyond the world of bookselling.• This strange, unsolicited statement was to have further ramifications later on.• The potential for a recession across most regions of the world will have ramifications for the prospects of expatriates in gainful employment.ram·i·fi·ca·tion nounChineseSyllable
may an additional do, of something result which you Corpus
ramification
ram‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌræmɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun [countable usually plural] formal
an additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it ⇨ implications, implication:
an agreement which was to have significant ramifications for British politics
ramification of
the practical ramifications of taking on a new job
legal/political/economic etc ramifications
the environmental ramifications of the road-building program
ram‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌræmɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun [countable usually plural] formalan additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it ⇨ implications, implication:
ramification of
legal/political/economic etc ramifications