知識擴展 詞根詞綴
詞根 cuss= shake 搖動 concussion n. 沖擊;震蕩 con 加強 + cuss 搖動 + ion 表名詞 → 搖動得厲害 → 震蕩 discuss v. 討論 dis 分散 + cuss 搖動 → 分散敲擊〔問題〕→ 討論 percussion n. 震動 per 加強 + cuss 搖動 + ion 表名詞 → 猛烈搖動 → 震動 repercussion n. 反響;回響 re 回 + percussion 震動 → 震動回來的余震 → 反響;回響
詞語辨析
effect result consequence outcome repercussion These are all words for a thing that is caused because of sth else. 以上各詞均表示結(jié)果。 effect a change in sb/sth that is caused by sb/sth else 指對人 / 事產(chǎn)生的效應(yīng)、影響、結(jié)果: Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely. 她的批評使他完全喪失了信心。 result a thing that is caused or produced by sth else 指后果、結(jié)果: She died as a result of her injuries. 她由于受傷而死亡。 This book is the result of 25 years of research. 這本書是25年研究的結(jié)晶。 consequence ( rather formal ) a result of sth that has happened, especially a bad result 尤指不好的結(jié)果、后果: This decision could have serious consequences for the industry. 這項決定可能會對該行業(yè)產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重后果。 注釋 Consequences is used most frequently to talk about possible negative results of an action. It is commonly used with such words as adverse , dire , disastrous , fatal , harmful , negative , serious , tragic and unfortunate . Even when there is no adjective, consequences often suggests negative results. consequence最常用以指可能產(chǎn)生的負(fù)面結(jié)果,常與adverse、dire、disastrous、fatal、harmful、negative、serious、tragic、unfortunate等詞連用。即使沒有形容詞修飾,consequence也常含負(fù)面結(jié)果之意。 outcome the result of an action or process 指行動或過程的結(jié)果、效果: We are waiting to hear the final outcome of the negotiations. 我們在等待談判的最終結(jié)果。 用result還是outcome? Result is often used to talk about things that are caused directly by sth else. result常指直接引致的結(jié)果: Aggression is often the result of fear. 好斗情緒通常是害怕所致。 Outcome is more often used to talk about what happens at the end of a process when the exact relation of cause and effect is less clear. outcome較常指某一過程完結(jié)時的結(jié)果,原因和結(jié)果之間的關(guān)系已不太明顯: Aggresssion is often the outcome of fear. Result is often used after an event to talk about what happened. Outcome is often used before an action or process to talk about what is likely to happen. result常用于事情過去之后的結(jié)果,outcome常用于談及行動或過程可能會產(chǎn)生的結(jié)
1、 As it turns out,it?s usually fear of repercussion that keeps us from torturing our fellow human beings.
正如它所驗證的那樣,這通常是出于對方反擊的恐懼使得我們對我們的人類同胞百般折磨。
常見考點例句:
The repercussion s are hard to prevent .
這種反響是很難阻止的。
But the more important repercussion has to do with sovereign risk .
但最嚴(yán)重的后果還是主權(quán)風(fēng)險。
In practice , the most obvious repercussion of this difference is that on mac os x , closing the last window of an application does not exit the application itself .