ramifications

英 [ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz]

n.  (众多复杂而又难以预料的)结果，后果
ramification的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （决定、计划、事件产生的）后果，影响
  Theramificationsof a decision, plan, or event are all its consequences and effects, especially ones which are not obvious at first.
  1. The book analyses the social and political ramifications of AIDS for the gay community.
     这本书分析了艾滋病给同性恋群体所带来的社会和政治影响。

双语例句

• Those ramifications are already being felt in the cultural marketplace.
  我们说的后果已经在文化市场上体现了出来。
• The powerful ramifications for foreign-language learners and new readers are obvious.
  很明显，这一功能对外语学习者和新读者具有强大的吸引力。
• Currently, evaluations primarily focus on the agronomic ramifications and on possible health effects.
  目前的评估主要侧重于农业方面的结果和可能的健康影响。
• For the first time in history, a crisis triggered by US housing finance problems is having global ramifications.
  有史以来第一次，由美国住房贷款问题触发的危机正在产生全球性的影响。
• Both sides will also pursue forward-looking monetary policies with due regard for the ramifications of those policies for the international economy.
  双方还将推行前瞻性的货币政策，同时对这些政策对国际经济的影响给与应有注意。
• Have you considered all the ramifications of your suggestion?
  你想过你的建议会产生的所有后果吗？
• You talk about love and light, yet you do not comprehend the ramifications and the true meanings of them.
  你们谈论光与爱，然而你们不理解支流和他们真正的含义。
• Few ministers have the nous or the instinct required to understand the ramifications
  没有几个大臣具备理解这些后果所需要的理性或直觉。
• Yet the report will have much broader ramifications.
  然而，报告有更广泛的影响。
• MasterCard said it would launch a legal challenge to the ruling which is expected to have wide ramifications.
  预计这项裁决将带来广泛影响。万事达表示，将对此发起法律挑战。