English Dictionary

flow-on effect

noun

The indirect effect of an action that arises when the immediate result causes similar effects in additional settings.

The economic downturn had a significant flow-on effect on small businesses.

意味（1）

The indirect effect of an action that arises when the immediate result causes similar effects in additional settings.

Participants in public worship do develop a little more sympathy than do those who never darken the door of a church, but the effect is small (standardised regression coefficient of .06), and so there is no measurable flow-on effect onto payment ideals.