| 单词 | outcome |
| 释义 | outcome (once / 490 pages) n The result of something, or the consequence of it, is the outcome. If your oldest child announces that your youngest child has climbed onto the roof with a handmade set of wings, you should probably not expect a good outcome. Better run! The noun outcome refers to the result of a process, but recently, when joined with the word "based", it has become jargon within a variety of industries and you'll see uses like outcome-based medicine and outcome-based budgeting. Outcome-based education, for example, rewards schools and teachers whose students meet certain goals on standardized tests, although critics argue this robs teachers and students of creativity. WORD FAMILYoutcome: outcomes USAGE EXAMPLESThe project also seeks to correlate those outcomes with 123 social and economic factors such as government spending, proficiency in reading and rates of incarceration. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) "They should be starting with the outcome that they want and working backwards. Right now they are literally just kind of flying blind." Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The likely outcome of such complications is that the effective date for Obamacare repeal and replacement will be deferred for several years. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n something that results Syn|Hypo|Hyper final result, result, resultant, termination denouement the outcome of a complex sequence of events dealthe type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) decisionthe outcome of a game or contest decision(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred aftermath, consequencethe outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual just deserts, poetic justicean outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) separationthe termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) sequel, subsequencesomething that follows something else worstthe least favorable outcome fair deal, square dealfair treatment raw dealunfair treatment split decisiona boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous corollarya practical consequence that follows naturally comeupance, comeuppance, desertsan outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved fruitthe consequence of some effort or action sequellaa secondary consequence traina series of consequences wrought by an event payoff, reward, wagesa recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing conclusion, ending, finish event whose occurrence ends something 2n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon Syn|Hypo|Hyper consequence, effect, event, issue, result, upshot materialisation, materialization, offspring something that comes into existence as a result aftereffectany result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, backwash, wakethe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) bandwagon effectthe phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity brisancethe shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effectthe phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproducta secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence changethe result of alteration or modification coattails effect(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party Coriolis effect(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dentan appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) domino effectthe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvestthe consequence of an effort or activity impact, wallopa forceful consequence; a strong effect influencethe effect of one thing (or person) on another knock-on effecta secondary or incidental effect branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowtha natural consequence of development producta consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances placebo effectany effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberationa remote or indirect consequence of some action responsea result fallout, side effectany adverse and unwanted secondary effect spillover(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure perturbation(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly purchasea means of exerting influence or gaining advantage winda tendency or force that influences events reactiona response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude epiphenomenona secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon depolarisation, depolarizationa loss of polarity or polarization phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
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