English Dictionary

aftermath

/ˈæf.tɚ.ˌmæθ/

noun

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

The aftermath of the battle was devastating.

意味（1）

(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay.

意味（2）

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.