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单词 aftermath
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aftermathn.

Brit. /ˈɑːftəmaθ/, /ˈaftəmaθ/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌmæθ/
Forms: see after- prefix and math n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, math n.1
Etymology: < after- prefix + math n.1 Compare after-mowth n. at after- prefix 3.
1. Agriculture. A second crop or new growth of grass (or occasionally another plant used as feed) after the first has been mown or harvested. Also figurative.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > aftermath
edgrewc1440
rowen1440
eddish1468
aftermath1496
lattermath1510
after-pasturec1541
fog1570
roughingsc1575
etch1580
aftergrass1587
eddish-grass1610
edge-growth1610
eatagea1642
lattermowth1661
eegrass1669
ear-grass1686
etch-crop1704
after-mowth1711
afterfeed1714
roweta1722
rowety grassa1722
aftergrowth1766
foggage1775
after-eatage1781
roughet1890
1496 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 296 Item iijs. iiijd. yat ye same Water r[eceyved] of Recharde Andru for aftur mathe of Senjorge Closse.
1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng ii. f. 2 Yet hath the lorde the Edysshe and the aftermathe hym selfe, for his owne catell.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvii. viii. 506 The grasse will be so high growne, that a man may cut it down and have a plentifull after-math for hay.
1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd Pt. II 30 The After-meath seldom or never equals the first Herbage.
1760 Farmer's Compl. Guide xi. 163 The crops of hay and the aftermaths will be of the same large and excellent kind with those from the former instance.
1786 G. Washington Diary 21 July (1979) V. 13 The aftermath is more valuable, and the Second growth quicker.
1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 188 No after-math has the fragrance and the sweetness of the first crop.
1860 Farmer's Mag. Mar. 242/1 Thus treated, I would calculate on a good aftermath, to be either sold or used in the yards.
1863 C. Patmore Victories of Love iv, in Angel in House (ed. 3) II. 136 Among the bloomless aftermath.
1930 J. Buchan Castle Gay (1932) iv. 82 They..had crossed a piece of meadowland from which an aftermath of hay had lately been taken.
1946 A. Nelson Princ. Agric. Bot. xxi. 422 After hay a heavy non-flowering aftermath appears which should be grazed quickly or else it becomes fibrous.
2005 H. S. Thomas Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle vii. 96 They can't graze cornfield aftermath where herbicides or pesticides were used.
2. figurative.
a. A period or state of affairs following a significant event, esp. when that event is destructive or harmful.
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1656 R. Fletcher Poems in Ex Otio Negotium 255 Rash Lover speak what pleasure hath Thy Spring in such an Aftermath?
a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 13 The aftermath of the great rebellion.
1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 135 I am one that hath Lived long and gathered in Life's aftermath.
1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 445/1 In the ludicro-terrific aftermath of Lincoln's assassination, there was one ray of sunshine.
1946 W. S. Churchill Victory 5 The life and strength of Britain..will be tested to the full, not only in the war but in the aftermath of war.
1962 Listener 18 Oct. 601/1 This happened during the mid-sixteenth century, in the aftermath of the High Renaissance.
2001 Times 24 Apr. ii. 7/1 It was a remark he would include in his speeches in the immediate aftermath of his bruising defeats by John F. Kennedy.
b. A (usually undesired) thing remaining or left after the end or exit of something; an unwelcome consequence or effect.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun] > undesired or unintended consequence(s) or side-effect
repercussion1603
aftermath1671
ill effect1675
mal-effect1686
side effect1814
wrack1844
implication1873
backwash1876
katzenjammer1897
backlash1921
kickback1935
spillover1940
fallout1954
rub-off1962
booby prize1972
own goal1975
1671 Westm.-drollery i. 6 This..you'll repent, When your spring is over, Beauties after-math—no kind friends hath To gratifie a Lover.
1826 W. Bailey Rec. Patriotism & Love of Country 138 The stamp act, and its aftermath the insidious duty on tea.
1879 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 769 At the very close of the noble author's life,..that remarkable aftermath of his genius—‘The Parisians’.
1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep vii. 31 The most emphatic [odour] at the moment seemed to be the pungent aftermath of cordite and the sickish aroma of ether.
1979 A. Storr Art of Psychotherapy x. 107 Depression is sometimes an immediate aftermath of completing a piece of work.
2006 Weekend Bull. (Molendinar, Queensland) 15 Apr. 106/2 The magnitude 7.8 earthquake..and its ghastly aftermath of fire and disease killed an estimated 3000 people.

Compounds

aftermath cheese n. now historical cheese made from the milk of cows fed on the aftermath, typically rich in flavour.
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the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > cheese > [noun] > varieties of cheese
goat cheeseOE
green cheesec1390
rowen cheesea1425
bred-cheesec1440
hard cheesec1470
ruen cheese1510
parmesan1538
spermyse1542
angelot1573
cow-cheese1583
goat's cheese1588
Cheshire Cheese1597
eddish-cheese1615
nettle cheese1615
aftermath cheese1631
marsolini1636
Suffolk cheese1636
Cheddar cheesea1661
rowen1673
parmigianoa1684
raw-milk cheesea1687
fleet cheese1688
sage-cheese1714
Rhode Island cheese1733
Stilton cheese1736
Roquefort cheese1762
American cheese1763
fodder cheese1784
Old Peg1785
blue cheese1787
Dunlop cheese1793
Wiltshire1794
Gloucester1802
Gruyère1802
Neufchâtel1814
Limburger cheese1817
Dunlop1818
fog cheese1822
Swiss cheese1822
Suffolk thumpa1825
Stilton1826
skim dick1827
stracchino cheese1832
Blue Vinney1836
Edam1836
Schabzieger1837
sapsago1846
Munster1858
mysost1861
napkin cheese1865
provolone1865
Roquefort1867
Suffolk bang1867
Leicester1874
Brie1876
Camembert1878
Gorgonzola1878
Leicester cheese1880
Port Salut1881
Wensleydale1881
Gouda1885
primost1889
Cantal1890
Suisse1891
bondon1894
Petit Suisse1895
Gervais1896
Lancashire1896
Pont l'Évêque1896
reggiano1896
Romano1897
fontina1898
Caerphilly cheese1901
Derby cheese1902
Emmental1902
Liptauer1902
farmer cheese1904
robiola1907
gjetost1908
reblochon1908
scamorza1908
Cabrales1910
Jack1910
pimento cheese1910
mozzarella1911
pimiento cheese1911
Monterey cheese1912
processed cheese1918
Tillamook1918
tvorog1918
anari1919
process cheese1923
Bel Paese1926
pecorino1931
Oka1936
Parmigiano–Reggiano1936
vacherin1936
Monterey Jack1940
Red Leicester1940
demi-sel1946
tomme1946
Danish blue1948
Tilsit1950
St.-Maure1951
Samsoe1953
Havarti1954
paneer1954
taleggio1954
feta1956
St. Paulin1956
bleu cheese1957
Manchego1957
Ilchester1963
Dolcelatte1964
chèvre1965
Chaource1966
Windsor Red1969
halloumi1970
Montrachet1973
Chaumes1976
Lymeswold1981
cambozola1984
yarg1984
1631 G. Markham Eng. House-wife (rev. ed.) ii. vi. 201 Nettle cheese, floaten milke cheese, and eddish, or after-math cheese.
1868 Farmer's Mag. Sept. 199/2 Eddish or aftermath cheese is a sort of aristocratic Stilton.
1879 Notts. Guardian 24 Jan. (Suppl.) The best cheese I ever ate is the Lincolnshire Eddish after-math cheese.
1966 G. E. Fussell Eng. Dairy Farmer v. 225 Eddish or aftermath cheese, made when the cows were grazing the aftermath, was richer than spring cheese.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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