单词 | after-effect |
释义 | after-effectn. An effect that follows the initial or primary action of something; an effect that follows after an interval; a secondary or later effect; a delayed or lingering effect. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [noun] > after-effect after-effect1656 the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > occurrence or event > later or subsequent event after-effect1656 sequence1853 1656 W. Bridge Scripture-light (title page) The first, and after Effects of his Death. 1689 T. Cole Disc. Regeneration i. iv. 70 in Disc. Regeneration, Faith & Repentance Persons..must needs be little acquainted with the manner of their Regeneration..: nothing can fall under their observation, but the after effects of it, manifested in their lives. 1701 D. Hamilton Inward Testimony Spirit Christ 153 Long experienc'd observers and diligent regarders of the after effects. 1748 D. W. Linden Treat. Chalybeat Waters x. 278 Expect patiently the After-Effects of the Mineral Waters. 1776 W. Dease Observ. Wounds of Head ii. 67 The after effects of irritation will not be so great. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 226 The beneficial after-effects of verbal precision. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. ii. 21 The latter's distraction at his bereavement is a subject too painful to be dwelt on; its after effects showed how deep the sorrow sunk. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xviii. 326 He determined on a stroke of policy, which had incalculable after-effects on the history of Scotland. 1927 A. H. McNeile Introd. N.T. vii. 212 Christians at the capital were still feeling the after-effects of Nero's mad outburst. 1949 J. F. Embree in M. Fortes Social Struct. 223 The after-effects of Military Government..live on long after the period of occupation. 1995 Guardian 12 Apr. ii. 4/1 Some of those wounded, or suffering the after-effects of gas,..claim they have been shunned by the Army. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656 |
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