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

• 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。
• 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。
• I'll discuss the ramifications of this flexibility later in this article and provide guidelines for developing efficient SQL.
  我将在本文的以后部分讨论该灵活性所造成的结果，并提供开发有效的SQL的准则。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm not sure if you fully understand all the ramifications of this decision.
  我不知道你是否完全明白了这个决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• The existence of an extensive RNA-based regulatory system also has ramifications for pharmacology, drug development and genetic screening.
  大规模RNA调节系统的存在，会影响药理、物开发和遗传筛检的发展。
• 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。